Spirits
by Albert Ayler
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Albert Ayler bestography
Spirits is ranked 7th best out of 28 albums by Albert Ayler on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Albert Ayler is Spiritual Unity which is ranked number 1464 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,171.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Spirits track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Spirits rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 36/57 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 1964 | 8/75 | 5 |
| 2026 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 47/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1964 | 91/91 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAL2014 | Albert Alyer: So Far.. | 3/3 | - |
| 2020 | nas062080 | Top American Albums of the 1960s | 71/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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Spirits ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/24/2026 09:31 | Norman Bates | 10,211 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2026 09:31 |  arthurbittencour | 647 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2026 09:31 |  Anti | 4,625 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.1/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.8.
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Spirits forum mentions
albummaster 03/28/2026 08:22 in Year Change Notices Norman Bates 12/05/2017 07:48 in What album are you listening to right now?Spirits comments
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