Black Moses
by Isaac Hayes
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Isaac Hayes bestography
Black Moses is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Isaac Hayes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Isaac Hayes is Hot Buttered Soul which is ranked number 759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,279.
(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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Black Moses track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black Moses rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 95 Music Albums of 1971 | 58/95 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 90 Music Albums of 1971 | 45/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1971 | 44/65 | 2 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Funk & Soul | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | listened to of 2023 (deleting) | 59/89 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest soul / funk albums of the 70’s | 47/67 | - |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 21/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 92 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 337 | |||
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Black Moses ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/25/2026 18:03 | RemainInLight | 3,776 | 35/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 17:04 | meyermd23us | 1,043 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 19:09 | Jakor | 5,546 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Black Moses forum mentions
pedro1976 08/26/2026 10:27 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
RoundTheBend 02/25/2017 01:12 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayBlack Moses comments
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Album Rating: 85.65
(1,456/17)
One of the most iconic album covers of all time. First side is superb.
1.Never Can Say Goodbye. 84
2.(They Long To Be) Close To You. 85
3.Nothing Takes The Place Of You. 86
4.Man's Temptation. 94
5.Never Gonna Give You Up. 80
6.Medley: Ike's Rap II / Help Me Love. (100/96). 98
7.Need To Belong To Someone. 80
8.Good Love. 84
9.Medley: Ike's Rap III / Your Love Is So Doggone Good. (81/90). 90
10.For The Good Times. 83
11.I'll Never Fall In Love Again. 72
12.Part-Time Love. 78
13.Medley: Ike's Rap IV / A Brand New Me. (92/88). 90
14.Going In Circles. 83
Just as good, maybe even superior to, Hot buttered soul, and you get twice as much this time round. Quite why, Black Moses, isn't more highly thought of is a bit of a mystery, it's a beautiful album.
best album cover ever (Edited)
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