Mary
by Mary J. Blige

Mary by Mary J. Blige
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 13,461st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 27 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1999 (217th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,150th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,461st)

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Mary J. Blige bestography

Mary is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Mary J. Blige on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mary J. Blige is My Life which is ranked number 4728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 295.

Mary J. Blige album bestography « Higher ranked (11,861st)
No More Drama
This album (13,461st)
Mary
Lower ranked (22,867th) »
The Breakthrough

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Overall rank: 13,461st | 1990s rank: 2,150th | 1999 rank: 217th

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01/30/2026 09:40 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,86283/100
 
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12/12/2025 04:19 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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04/24/2025 17:58 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,12072/100
 
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12/20/2024 08:29 LammyTS1  Ratings distribution  1,04459/100
 
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11/21/2024 13:15 Ulysses60  Ratings distribution  1,29678/100

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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.

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From 07/15/2025 10:24 | #310117
Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2000 Grammys. The winner was FanMail by TLC
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From 12/23/2024 05:08 | #306618
Her biggest hit to date and best song on the album is missing from this U.S. version, "As" with George Michael.
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From 07/29/2014 18:48 | #118062
4th Album proper from Mary J and up to this point her best. A more soulful album than her previous 3 full of quality. Best tracks: All that I Can Say, Give Me You, Your Child, I'm In Love & No More Happy Holidays.
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