Black Gipsy
by Archie Shepp
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Archie Shepp bestography
Black Gipsy is ranked 6th best out of 20 albums by Archie Shepp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Archie Shepp is Attica Blues which is ranked number 8095 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 156.
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Black Gipsy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black Gipsy rankings
Black Gipsy rankings summary
Overall rank: 29,158th | 1970s rank: 3,184th | 1970 rank: 301st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Greatest obscure albums by top BEA members part 2 (101-180) | 59/100 | - |
| 2022 | saacsquatch | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 90/99 | 6 |
| 2022 | saacsquatch | Greatest Music Albums, 101-200 | 33/99 | - |
| 2021 | saacsquatch | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2021 | saacsquatch | Albums Of The 1970s, 1-100 | 30/100 | - |
| 2018 | saacsquatch | Top 84 Music Albums of 1970 | 5/84 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 30 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/05/2022 02:47 | saacsquatch | 1,306 | 82/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2021 11:31 |  CaptainPain | 3,415 | 61/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2021 09:19 | TonySayers61 | 25,458 | 64/100 |
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neilgee 12/16/2018 18:46 in What album are you listening to right now?
neilgee 12/16/2018 18:46 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
View forum post →From Norman Bates 01/02/2014 13:35 in Listening to the History of Popular Music
Norman Bates 01/02/2014 13:35 in Listening to the History of Popular Music“You could maybe add : Jazz Singer/songwriter Landmark spoken word More landmark spoken word, proto-rap? Genius DJ album Free Country pop Very good solo debut Landmark psych-soul British fusion Landmark German psych Brilliant country-rock If only for "Jerusalem", you've never quite heard something…”
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