The Lion Sleeps Tonight
by The Tokens
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight is ranked as the best album by The Tokens.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (1 out of 12 tracks have been rated).
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight rankings summary
Overall rank: 61,112th | 1960s rank: 3,275th | 1961 rank: 207th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 30 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Ranking the years in music ~ 1960-2024 | 50/51 | - |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 68/99 | 2 |
| 2025 |  djrodo | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 17/20 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 35 Music Albums of 1961 | 27/35 | 1 |
| 2022 |  EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 9) | 77/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/19/2022 05:55 | Moondance | 20,816 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2022 03:21 | Gendjar | 4,750 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2021 10:22 | TonySayers61 | 25,374 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2021 03:19 | Arthurknight | 9,588 | 72/100 |
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Moondance 05/19/2022 05:57 | #285496
The Lion Sleeps Tonight is probably the earliest memory I have of modern music. I was probably all of 5 years old. The songs since resonates in my musical DNA!
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