In The Heart Of The Moon
by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

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In The Heart Of The Moon by Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-09-13
Overall rank: 5,304th   

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77/100 (from 46 votes)

     

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Top albums of 2005 (97th)

Top albums of of the 2000s (911th)

Best albums of all time (5,304th)

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Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2026	Hayden	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	7/100	92
2026	Skerns	Top 100 Music Albums of 2005	73/100	1
2026	Hayden	Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s	3/100	20
2026	amirmishali	Top 30 Music Albums of 2005	21/30	2
2026	pjerske	Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s	28/100	15
2026	cicadelic	VH1 Albums of the Year 2005	15/20	-
2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 100 Music Albums of 2005	18/100	4
2026	Purplepash	Top 60 Music Albums of 2005	23/60	3
2026	Norman Bates	Top 100 Music Albums of 2005	1/100	5
2026	LedZep	Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s	73/100	6
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		42
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		261

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Album ratings	Avg. album rating
80/100  !	07/29/2026 17:00	pjerske	2,054	80/100
80/100  !	03/19/2026 10:02	Exist-en-ciel	15,604	70/100
95/100  !	02/10/2026 05:41	Norman Bates	10,153	75/100

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).
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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From BestEverAlbums 09/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5425): By Hayden

“Today's chart of the day Biltong & Mandazis by Hayden () 1. by (2010) 2. by (2005) 3. by (1977) 4. by (1979) 5. by (2017) 6. by (1972) 7. by (2003) 8. by (2013) 9. by (1979) 10. by (1990) 12. by (2017) 13. by (2008) 14. by (2020) 15. by (1978) 16. by (2002) 17. (1984) 18. by (1971) 19. by (2019)…”

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From BestEverAlbums 07/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5388): By pjerske

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1967) 2. by (2004) 3. by (1968) 4. by (1969) 5. by by by (1969) 8. (1970) 9. (1973) 10. by (1977) 11. by (1975) 12. by (1992) 13. by (1965) 14. by (1970) 15. by (1967) 16. by by (2012) 18. by (2016) 19. by (1998) 20. by (1978) 21.…”

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From Hayden 07/24/2024 00:30 in In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone

“Which one should I start with? If you haven't heard any of those, I'd say start with one of these two— Mande Variations is a solo record by him— and by solo, I mean solo. He's the only musician, and kora is the only instrument. It's quite something to compare something so raw and stripped back to…”

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