Negro Swan
by Blood Orange
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Blood Orange bestography
The best album by Devonte Hynes is Negro Swan which is ranked number 2544 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 623.
(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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Negro Swan track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Negro Swan rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 16 Music Albums of 2018 | 16/16 | 0 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 88 Music Albums of 2018 | 41/88 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 77 Music Albums of the 2010s | 47/77 | 8 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 50 Music Albums of 2018 | 2/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 30 Music Albums of 2018 | 30/30 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Ranked listening log 2018 201-299 | 89/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 175 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 623 | |||
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Negro Swan ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/09/2026 07:00 |  Boltzmann | 1,851 | 68/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 04:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,564 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2026 09:51 |  Dingerbell | 4,131 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 10/21/2021 04:18 in What album are you listening to right now?
Repo 06/01/2019 18:20 in What album are you listening to right now? Purplepash 01/16/2019 05:30 in What album are you listening to right now?Negro Swan comments
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It’s hard to fault Dev Hynes, the man has been putting out solid tunes for quite some time now. But on his latest record, there’s an extra layer of refinement in the way he approaches the difficult subject of depression, being less concerned with production finesse and more concerned with the songs sounding fresh from the heart. (Edited)
Blood Orange has a beautiful voice and amazing talents. Look forward to more of him in the future!
mdbaxter 10/25/2018 19:02 | #223311 | TOP COMMENT
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Consistently good throughout the album. The sound has a certain permeating feeling to it outside of the lyrics. Very nice.
luigybetis 09/03/2018 19:42 | #220520
Awesome album, I love it. 8+/10.
HoldenM 08/31/2018 21:52 | #220326 | TOP COMMENT
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A contemplative, colorful, and cinematic experience whose scope is disguised by so much intimacy and atmosphere.
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