Dr. John's Gumbo
by Dr. John

Dr. John's Gumbo by Dr. John
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 9,081st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 77 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (133rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,331st)
Award Best albums of all time (9,081st)

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Dr. John bestography

Dr. John's Gumbo is ranked 4th best out of 30 albums by Dr. John on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Dr. John is Gris-Gris which is ranked number 1314 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,314.

Dr. John album bestography « Higher ranked (8,091st)
In The Right Place
This album (9,081st)
Dr. John's Gumbo
Lower ranked (25,031st) »
The Sun, Moon And Herbs

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Dr. John's Gumbo rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,081st | 1970s rank: 1,331st | 1972 rank: 133rd

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Dr. John's Gumbo ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 77 votes)
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05/03/2026 17:36 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,08081/100
 
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01/03/2026 03:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,49270/100
 
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12/31/2025 16:33 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,02373/100
 
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01/03/2025 20:02 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35781/100
 
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05/25/2024 08:02 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,19972/100

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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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80/100
From 10/17/2022 19:35 | #290570
Lama e Gumbo musical!
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From 06/11/2022 15:33 | #286241
Feelgood music for the gumbo lovers
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From 01/12/2020 13:49 | #246776
Very nice.
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From 09/03/2019 02:13 | #242134
I can't get into his earlier weird stuff, but if y'all like it so much, that's great. I'll take Dr John's ambassador-of-NOLA-music side. This is a masterful record; these are GREAT performances of all these old tunes, and a record that should be in everyone's collection, basically.
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75/100
From 01/31/2016 23:10 | #158361
A nice record and fun to listen to. Not as compelling as his earlier more interesting material.
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70/100
From 02/10/2015 02:47 | #134528
Looser and funkier than Gris-Gris, but less compelling.
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From 12/30/2014 15:29 | #130436
It is impossible to listen to this album and not want to grab the next flight to New Orleans.
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