Pithycanthropus Erectus
by Charles Mingus

Pithycanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 74,913th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 7 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (651st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (6,649th)
Award Best albums of all time (74,913th)

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Charles Mingus bestography

Pithycanthropus Erectus is ranked 35th best out of 54 albums by Charles Mingus on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Charles Mingus is The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady which is ranked number 91 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,808.

Charles Mingus album bestography « Higher ranked (66,022nd)
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This album (74,913th)
Pithycanthropus Erectus
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 74,913th | 1970s rank: 6,649th | 1971 rank: 651st

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