Roots Of A Revolution
by James Brown
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James Brown bestography
Roots Of A Revolution is ranked 30th best out of 97 albums by James Brown on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Brown is James Brown Live At The Apollo which is ranked number 650 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,637.
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Roots Of A Revolution track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Roots Of A Revolution rankings summary
Overall rank: 31,791st | 1980s rank: 3,876th | 1984 rank: 357th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1701-1800 | 51/100 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 32 Music Albums of 1984 | 4/32 | 5 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 40 Music Albums of 1984 | 27/40 | 2 |
| 2020 |  sheep21 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/99 | 16 |
| 2013 | sheep21 | Top 12 Music Albums of 1984 | 3/12 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/28/2024 16:55 | TonySayers61 | 25,939 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2017 08:48 | IvanKazachkov | 4,211 | 55/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2017 11:01 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
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This album has been referenced 6 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Romanelli 06/16/2026 21:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 06/16/2026 21:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)“Disc 1 of 2”
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View topic (4 mentions) →From Romanelli 08/31/2016 12:16 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon
Romanelli 08/31/2016 12:16 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon“283 JAMES BROWN ROOTS OF A REVOLUTION 1989-POLYDOR VARIOUS PRODUCERS This 2 disc set features 43 tracks from the King Of Soul recorded between 1956 and 1964. As is the case with anything recorded by Brown during this period, this is all excellent stuff. The Famous Flames are in fine form, and this…”
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