Transa
by Caetano Veloso
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Caetano Veloso bestography
Transa is ranked as the best album by Caetano Veloso.
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Transa track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Transa 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 | BorderFreeAndrew | Huh? - My 100 Favorite Albums That Aren't Sung In English | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 25 Music Albums of 1972 | 15/25 | 2 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1972 | 21/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 74 Music Albums of 1972 | 39/74 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 31 Music Albums of 1972 | 29/31 | 0 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1972 | 14/37 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  VictorVale | Top 30 Music Albums of the 1970s | 15/30 | 11 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 32/100 | 14 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 148 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,062 | |||
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Transa ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 14:34 | AngelBecerra | 1,185 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2026 23:45 | jtrizzle35 | 683 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2026 15:03 |  AlvaroIesus | 586 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5402): By FelipeBoorkes BestEverAlbums 09/21/2023 20:00 in Album of the day (#4659): Transa by Caetano Veloso
Jboy56 06/13/2022 11:21 in What album are you listening to right now?Transa comments
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Jboy56 06/13/2022 12:12 | #286335
I just did not quite got this, sorry folks
An interesting listen with some fantastic instrumentation throughout the whole record. The percussion on Triste Bahia is a highlight for me with its build up and frantic nature really appealing to me. The guitar is consistent as well and provides us with a brilliant layer for Veloso to build his vocal on top. His voice and lyrics are the true appeal of this album for me. The way he mixes English and Portuguese lyrics works perfectly and his delivery in both languages is amazing. He really commands the album and makes the music his own. What lets this album down for me is that it can be a little simple and I would like a bit more going on so you can properly dive into the content. It does have a tendency to be a bit repetitive as well and I don't get completely pulled in by the music. Overall, a good record which has its standout moments like the opening track but cannot maintain it throughout the duration of the album.
His 4th album _ also the 2nd and last recorded during his political exile in London. Differently from the previous album (which I prefer), this time Caetano has a proper band and goes further on mixing English and Portuguese lyrics. The 2 longest tracks are an adaptation of a famous poem from the 17th century and a cover of then recently rediscovered samba composer Monsueto.
VictorVale 12/12/2018 21:43 | #226944
Complexa, canta a solidão e o sofrimento, as raízes brasileiras com o moderno rock inglês. Melancolia e beleza em duas línguas.
VitorHugoP 06/12/2015 19:50 | #143710
Todas As musicas desse album são boas, é um dos meus albums brasileiros favoritos.
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