A Charlie Brown Christmas
by Vince Guaraldi

A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1965
Release date: 1965-12-00
Overall rank: 899th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 262 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1965 (10th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (100th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (899th)

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A Charlie Brown Christmas is ranked as the best album by Vince Guaraldi.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 899th | 1960s rank: 100th | 1965 rank: 10th
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2026 ApplerillTop 100 Greatest Music Albums21/10080
2026downandoutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s55/1009
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s52/10010
2026Exist-en-cielTop 35 Music Albums of 19656/354
2026 CharadeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums65/10036
2026jdizzle123456Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time48/50 -
2026daCriticTop 33 Music Albums of 196522/332
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Greatest Music Albums93/1008
2026 paladisiactop albums, #2601-2700*23/82 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s29/10014
2026tyleraeppsTop 100 Greatest Music Albums53/10048
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196511/1005
2026jlsfourthTop 60 Music Albums of the 1960s55/602
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s97/1001
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s97/1001
2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s85/1003
2026RiveraTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s85/1003
2026sunnydhammTop 67 Music Albums of the 1960s2/6720
2026 paladisiacTop 41 Music Albums of 19657/414
2026 Graeme2Top 100 Greatest Music Albums37/10064
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 251
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,934
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 262 votes)
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03/01/2026 16:54 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,07279/100
 
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12/08/2025 09:28 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  1,86170/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.0/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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90/100
From 10/26/2024 15:50 | #305775
An excellent Christmas album. Tracks 4 and 7 are the highlights. 9/10!
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80/100
From 12/06/2022 18:43 | #291805
Grande álbum, total sessão da tarde em dezembro!
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From 06/29/2022 18:55 | #286833
This one completely encompasses the feeling of being a kid at Christmas for me.
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85/100
From 02/28/2020 21:25 | #248317
Christmas music has its fair share of detractors, and usually for good reason: the same few, tired old hits, trotted out year after year on the radio - it's enough to reduce the genre to little more than a joke. However... there are a few notable exceptions. Phil Spector's album is probably the best known, but this, often sultry little jazz affair (it's a soundtrack to the 1965 TV special of the same name), is another Christmas album worthy of your time. Cool, without ever slipping into slick, and nostlagic without ever becoming cloying, this is a great LP and features some excellent arrangements of Christmas classics (the real classics, not the pop tunes!). You might only listen to it for one month of the year, but it will beat anything on the radio.
High Points: My Little Drum; O Tannenbaum; Für Elise
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From 05/17/2018 21:32 | #215048
This, along with a phil spector christmas, is the only christmas album that matters
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From 12/04/2013 12:01 | #96328
Fantastic. The only xmas album I put on bar that low ep.
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80/100
From 04/17/2013 12:09 | #73579
Timeless
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From 11/17/2012 03:12 | #55260
Great album! Favorite tracks were Linus and Lucy and Fuck Christmas.
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80/100
From 11/09/2012 16:05 | #54648
If this doesn't bring a smile to your face, I don't want to know you.
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From 12/24/2011 08:52 | #33649
I really don't like the out of tune singing on "Hark, the Herald Angel Sings".
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Best Albums of 1965
1. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
2. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
3. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
4. Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
5. Help! by The Beatles
6. Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding
7. Pastel Blues by Nina Simone
8. My Generation by The Who
9. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
10. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi
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12. Here Are The Sonics!!! by The Sonics
13. Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones
14. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler Trio
15. Jackson C. Frank by Jackson C. Frank
16. I Put A Spell On You by Nina Simone
17. Live At The Regal by B.B. King
18. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds
19. Bert Jansch by Bert Jansch
20. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) by The Beach Boys
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