Mambo!
by Yma Sumac

Album
Mambo! by Yma Sumac
Year: 1954
Overall rank: 3,860th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 66 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1954 (5th)
Award Top albums of of the 1950s (117th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,860th)

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Yma Sumac bestography

Mambo! is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Yma Sumac on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Yma Sumac is Voice Of The Xtabay which is ranked number 2305 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 707.

Yma Sumac album bestography « Higher ranked (2,305th)
Voice Of The Xtabay This album (3,860th)
Mambo! Lower ranked (8,125th) »
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Mambo! track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Bo Mambo
Average Rating: 81 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Taki Rari
Average Rating: 79 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Gopher
Average Rating: 80 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Chicken Talk
Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Malambo No. 1
Average Rating: 81 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Five Bottles Of Mambo
Average Rating: 77 (10 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Indian Carnival
Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Jungla
Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: View 0

Mambo! rankings

Mambo! rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,860th | 1950s rank: 117th | 1954 rank: 5th  Overall chart history
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Mambo! ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 66 votes)
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100/100
 !		08/15/2026 08:33 Olli  Ratings distribution  7,91262/100
 
85/100
 !		08/05/2026 13:04 VictorVale  Ratings distribution  3,88981/100
 
90/100
 !		07/03/2026 21:52 Pollo  Ratings distribution  10582/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.0.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 7 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Romanelli 01/17/2025 22:52 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
“With the addition of the first album, I now have, in my physical collection, all of the top 385 on the BEA overall chart. Next is #386, Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts. I now have 754 of the BEA Top 1000 in my collection. Also added these to my collection today:”
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From MadhattanJack 06/14/2024 01:00 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“Hey, I think I've found the record I want them to play at my funeral!”
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Mambo! comments

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85/100
From 08/05/2026 13:04 | #315537
Yma é uma potência camp de alto bom gosto musical. Lenda. (Edited)
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From 06/01/2022 07:09 | #285886 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A fun album, by modern standards many could feel this being a tad corn, pretty damn close to a joke.
Incredible vocals and music for parties....
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From 03/23/2021 03:33 | #267643
Calificación final: 82.5 que se redondea a 85. Primera vez escuchando un disco completo de Yma Sumac. Qué voz tan imponente. Una de las mejores que he escuchado en mi vida. Un completo orgullo para la cultura peruana contemporánea. (Edited)
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From 02/16/2016 00:23 | #159863 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Over looked and underrated. Great arrangements and that voice! (Edited)
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From 07/02/2015 00:13 | #144973 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I meet this artist at the RuPaul's Drags Race's lipsync with Jinkx Monsoon e Detox. What a surprise! A great album.
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