Hoodoo Man Blues
by Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band

Hoodoo Man Blues by Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band
Year: 1965
Release date: 1965-11-00
Overall rank: 2,846th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 94 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (249th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,846th)

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Overall rank: 2,846th | 1960s rank: 249th | 1965 rank: 22nd

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Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 94 votes)
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05/28/2026 02:34 JoshN125  Ratings distribution  24688/100
 
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12/20/2025 03:11 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,20170/100
 
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12/08/2025 04:23 MaxStorm98  Ratings distribution  3,79889/100
 
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09/04/2025 06:30 ejiniestac  Ratings distribution  61666/100
 
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06/22/2025 21:20 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,96973/100

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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 79.8/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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From 07/29/2025 17:41 | #310336
A very strong, raw blues album. Nothing new, but very well played. 9/10!
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From 09/16/2022 09:59 | #289709
Blues has got me and has cut very deep cuts to my soul and mind.
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From 10/07/2020 15:51 | #259097
Probably the greatest blues studio album ever. Needs more recognition in BEA.
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From 10/15/2017 08:18 | #199512
Great blues album! Great album, period.
Do you like blues harmonica? Guitar? This has the great Junior Wells on harmonica and vocals, and the great Buddy Guitar on guitar. Check out the harmonica on "We're Ready", which was heavily sampled by Arrested Development on "Mama's Always on Stage".
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From 05/18/2014 16:43 | #112189
Best Chicago blues ever! Scratch that...Best electric blues ever!
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