Swing
by The Manhattan Transfer
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The Manhattan Transfer bestography
Swing is ranked 8th best out of 17 albums by The Manhattan Transfer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Manhattan Transfer is Pastiche which is ranked number 33399 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25.
(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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Swing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Swing rankings summary
Overall rank: 97,294th | 1990s rank: 14,113th | 1997 rank: 1,537th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 93 Music Albums of 1997 | 82/93 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2401-2500 | 45/100 | - |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 41/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/23/2023 01:12 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2022 18:10 | byuzak | 3,251 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2020 19:12 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
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From Romanelli 05/31/2025 15:42 in The Romanelli Music Diary: 90125
Romanelli 05/31/2025 15:42 in The Romanelli Music Diary: 90125“2272 THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER SWING 1997 – ATLANTIC Produced By TIM HAUSER 1. Stomp Of King Porter 2. Sing A Study In Brown 3. Sing Moten’s Swing 4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket 5. I Know Why (And So Do You) 6. Sing You Sinners 7. Java Jive 8. Down South Camp Meetin’ 9. Topsy 10. Clouds (Nuages) 11. Skyliner…”
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