Mingus
by Joni Mitchell
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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 71 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,145.
(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 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mingus rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Skinny | My record collection (J-P) | 43/83 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 87 Music Albums of 1979 | 57/87 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 22 Music Albums of 1979 | 16/22 | 2 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 59 Music Albums of 1979 | 39/59 | 2 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1979 | 14/14 | 0 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 80/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 97 Music Albums of 1979 | 90/97 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 35/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 60 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 189 | |||
Mingus collection
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Mingus ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 96 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/07/2026 07:59 | PurplePiePete | 1,846 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 19:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,760 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2025 22:48 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,288 | 84/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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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Mingus comments
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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. (Edited)
Despite numerous listens, never been sure about this album. An enigma to me.
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