Universal Beings
by Makaya McCraven
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Makaya McCraven bestography
Universal Beings is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Makaya McCraven on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Makaya McCraven is In These Times which is ranked number 8916 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 139.
(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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Universal Beings track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Universal Beings rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 91 Music Albums of the 2010s | 57/91 | 8 |
| 2026 | JoaoMoreira | Top 10 Music Albums of 2018 | 5/10 | 3 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 60 Music Albums of 2018 | 41/60 | 2 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Allmusic Best Of 2018 | 32/60 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | TheKing | Top 75 Music Albums of 2018 | 33/75 | 3 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2010s 10 | 99/100 | - |
| 2023 |  drstuey | Top 33 Music Albums of 2018 | 21/33 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 57 | |||
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Universal Beings ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/21/2025 01:48 | Fischman | 11,855 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 19:21 | LedZep | 5,140 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2023 21:39 | NotLoganSlone | 309 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.0.
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neilgee 07/10/2026 17:43 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Universal Beings comments
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JoaoMoreira 01/01/2023 21:56 | #292395
Halfway between instrumental hip hop and jazz.
Recorded and mixed as electronic beats’ tracks with a jazzy performance.
Love the live setting sound!
Great saxophone player that appears midway.
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