Mambo! (studio album) by Yma Sumac

Mambo! by Yma Sumac
Year: 1954
Overall rank: 3,933rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 58 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1954 (5th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (118th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,933rd)
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Yma Sumac bestography

Mambo! is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Yma Sumac on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Yma Sumac is Voice Of The Xtabay which is ranked number 2237 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 726.

Yma Sumac album bestography « Higher ranked (2,237th) This album (3,933rd) Lower ranked (7,974th) »
Voice Of The XtabayMambo!Inca Taqui

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Mambo! track list

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Mambo! rankings

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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 58 votes)
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06/28/2025 14:26 CellarDoor  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7,75379/100
 
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06/23/2025 14:32 MrOlan  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 92077/100
 
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07/21/2024 12:48 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 21,26764/100
 
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07/12/2024 23:58 MaxStorm98  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,74190/100
 
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06/14/2024 01:01 MadhattanJack  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,54966/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.9/100, a mean average of 67.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.7.

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80/100
From 06/01/2022 07:09
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
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.
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From 02/16/2016 00:23
Over looked and underrated. Great arrangements and that voice!
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From 07/02/2015 00:13
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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2. Clifford Brown And Max Roach by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
3. Songs For Young Lovers by Frank Sinatra
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