Black Moses
by Isaac Hayes

Black Moses by Isaac Hayes
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 4,242nd   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 74 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (74th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (719th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,242nd)

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Isaac Hayes bestography

Black Moses is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Isaac Hayes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Isaac Hayes is Hot Buttered Soul which is ranked number 728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,384.

Isaac Hayes album bestography « Higher ranked (728th)
Hot Buttered Soul
This album (4,242nd)
Black Moses
Lower ranked (4,242nd) »
Black Moses

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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).

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Black Moses rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,242nd | 1970s rank: 719th | 1971 rank: 74th

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Black Moses ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 74 votes)
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10/02/2025 21:52 BorderFreeAndrew   14,53874/100
 
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06/19/2025 17:43 EyeKanFly   8,23365/100
 
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06/18/2025 03:13 idiotican   2,80374/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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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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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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