Back At The Chicken Shack
by Jimmy Smith
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Back At The Chicken Shack is ranked as the best album by Jimmy Smith.
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Back At The Chicken Shack track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Back At The Chicken Shack rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1963 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | AledJames | Top 81 Music Albums of the 1960s | 25/81 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 25 Music Albums of 1963 | 19/25 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 9 Music Albums of 1963 | 7/9 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 45 Music Albums of 1963 | 7/45 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 901-1000 | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 13 Music Albums of 1963 | 12/13 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 40 Music Albums of 1963 | 25/40 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 341 | |||
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Back At The Chicken Shack ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2026 00:38 | Skerns | 5,215 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 13:21 | Leginlists | 3,843 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 08:55 | cicadelic | 14,159 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Back At The Chicken Shack forum mentions
neilgee 03/14/2026 15:39 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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Jimmy Smith's most popular album and often considered his best, but too much of Stanley Turrentine's tenor and not nearly enough organ for my taste. I recommend "House Party" over this if you like straight-ahead jazz, and if you want to hear Smith stretching out on the organ, check out "Groovin' at Small's Paradise."
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/25/2017 21:17 | #202079 | TOP COMMENT
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great groovy blues-based jazz
and to address Spinout below, it was recorded in 1960 but wasn't released until 1963
Excellent jazz record featuring, of all things, the organ as the featured instrument. But the saxophonist is no slouch either.
Cool jazz. Great groove running through this record. Perfect for chilling out too. Excellent.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/12/2018 04:57 | #226832 | TOP COMMENT
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Jimmy's most popular album and understandably so as it's really a fun listen throughout.
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