Mingus
by Joni Mitchell

Mingus by Joni Mitchell
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 6,505th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 96 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (104th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,012th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,505th)

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Joni Mitchell bestography

Mingus is ranked 12th best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,922.

Joni Mitchell album bestography « Higher ranked (6,164th)
Night Ride Home
This album (6,505th)
Mingus
Lower ranked (8,798th) »
Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm

(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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Mingus rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,505th | 1970s rank: 1,012th | 1979 rank: 104th

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Mingus ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 96 votes)
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02/07/2026 07:59 PurplePiePete  Ratings distribution  1,81680/100
 
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01/20/2026 19:14 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,06870/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.

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From 03/05/2022 20:29 | #282344
In the end, a disappointment, though I'm not certain whether to be disappointed in it or me. But I wasn't ever listening to it, so I didn't keep it.
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From 04/27/2019 07:57 | #235560
Despite numerous listens, never been sure about this album. An enigma to me.
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