Black Moses
by Isaac Hayes

Black Moses by Isaac Hayes
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-11-01
Overall rank: 4,216th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 79 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (73rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (704th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,216th)

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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 720 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,406.

Isaac Hayes album bestography « Higher ranked (720th)
Hot Buttered Soul
This album (4,216th)
Black Moses
Lower ranked (6,232nd) »
Shaft

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Black Moses track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Black Moses rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,216th | 1970s rank: 704th | 1971 rank: 73rd
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2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197136/1003
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 197168/1002
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s21/10016
2026 LedZepTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s27/10015
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 197132/1003
2026LittleM1971Top 65 Music Albums of 197144/652
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 197135/1003
2026cicadelicTop 83 Music Albums of 197142/833
2026 imacgillTop 57 Music Albums of 197154/570
2026JakorTop 95 Music Albums of 197158/952
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 197192/1000
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197152/1002
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 197193/1000
2026bonnequestionFunk & Soul79/100 -
2025 idioticanTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s73/1006
2025 baystateoftheartTop 52 Music Albums of 197123/523
2025bonnequestionTop 49 Music Albums of 197131/492
2025VulgarplacardsTop 38 Greatest Music Albums18/3851
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '70's (401 - 500) by U R C18/100 -
2025ThuramThugoodTop 100 Greatest Music Albums69/10031
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 91
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 344
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 79 votes)
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70/100
 
05/08/2026 17:04 meyermd23us  Ratings distribution  1,04281/100
 
70/100
 
05/06/2026 19:09 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,37470/100
 
85/100
 
03/31/2026 13:42 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,47082/100
 
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03/15/2026 11:20 Vulgarplacards  Ratings distribution  6494/100
 
90/100
 
02/01/2026 16:19 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,12779/100

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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 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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95/100
From 05/13/2022 15:00 | #285289
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
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Rating:  
90/100
From 03/23/2017 19:57 | #187980
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.
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From 09/09/2013 20:12 | #85554
best album cover ever
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