The Real Thing
by Taj Mahal
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Taj Mahal bestography
The Real Thing is ranked 6th best out of 26 albums by Taj Mahal on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Taj Mahal is Taj Mahal which is ranked number 4072 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 358.
(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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The Real Thing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (1 out of 11 tracks have been rated).
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The Real Thing rankings
The Real Thing rankings summary
Overall rank: 53,047th | 1970s rank: 4,903rd | 1971 rank: 503rd 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 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1971 | 19/35 | 2 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1971 | 30/78 | - |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | 1971 nuggets | 10/50 | - |
| 2018 | Ashmark | Top 75 Music Albums of 1971 | 52/75 | 2 |
| 2017 | Drzozzy | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2013 |  sheep21 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2011 | CrateDigger | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 40/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2026 04:36 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 17:38 | 2rge | 565 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2024 15:58 | Sandrof1969 | 2,722 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2023 13:08 | TonySayers61 | 25,340 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2019 13:45 | TodFitz | 27,373 | 63/100 |
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