Black Unity
by Pharoah Sanders
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Pharoah Sanders bestography
Black Unity is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Pharoah Sanders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pharoah Sanders is Karma which is ranked number 606 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,791.
(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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Black Unity track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black Unity rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 | 15/75 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz #101-200 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1972 | 51/97 | 2 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 68 Music Albums of 1971 | 32/68 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1972 | 18/51 | 3 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 29 Music Albums of 1971 | 25/29 | - |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 26 Music Albums of 1972 | 13/26 | 3 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  scwrlw | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 70 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 458 | |||
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Black Unity ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 14:57 |  ilovelctr | 552 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 01:39 |  AvalancheGrips | 788 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2026 01:47 | matterhornrider | 5,212 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Black Unity forum mentions
neilgee 09/13/2026 06:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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Black Unity comments
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/15/2018 03:16 | #210963 | TOP COMMENT
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Nevermind: the whole damn thing is superb. Another excellent work from Pharoah that nearly rivals Karma. There's no beating Karma, but this is still an essential album. It has a very cool flow to it; always moving and changing and progressing, while always toeing the line between form and formlessness.
90/100
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/05/2017 04:44 | #199137 | TOP COMMENT
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part two is superb
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