You Know The Number
by Henry Threadgill Sextet
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Henry Threadgill Sextet bestography
You Know The Number is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Henry Threadgill on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Henry Threadgill is Just The Facts And Pass The Bucket which is ranked number 10827 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 111.
(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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You Know The Number track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
You Know The Number rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2022 | PurpleHazel | Top 48 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/48 | 5 |
| 2021 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 97/100 | - |
| 2010 | music1957 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 19/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/09/2020 00:27 | alexandermause | 1,590 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2019 09:25 | byuzak | 3,252 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2018 01:32 | TodFitz | 27,371 | 63/100 |
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Henry Threadgill is probably the best jazz composer of the latter twentieth century (Tim Berne and Julius Hemphill and Bill Dixon are up there too). Too bad this is the only one of his albums listed on this site so far. It's a good one (they're all good), but not his best.
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