Initials B.B.
by Serge Gainsbourg
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Serge Gainsbourg bestography
Initials B.B. is ranked 2nd best out of 31 albums by Serge Gainsbourg on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Serge Gainsbourg is Histoire De Melody Nelson which is ranked number 610 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,767.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Initials B.B. track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Initials B.B. rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1968 | 47/88 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 38 Music Albums of 1968 | 2/38 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 28 Music Albums of 1968 | 26/28 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 40/66 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1968 | 17/91 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  andy_hunter | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1960s | 12/46 | 15 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 61 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 397 | |||
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Initials B.B. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2026 17:10 | AAL2014 | 4,338 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 21:22 | cicadelic | 14,190 | 73/100 |
| ! | 10/24/2025 13:27 | Proto | 4,367 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.1/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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reverendgreen 03/21/2017 16:35 in What album are you listening to right now?Initials B.B. comments
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I love Serge, but I'm surprised this is his second most acclaimed album. While it contains a few of his greatest songs, it's also loaded with silly, goofy throwaway songs that sound very dated compared to what's on his other albums from the era. But if you're looking for the kind of music that Austin Powers would have gotten shaggadelic to, then you'll probably enjoy this more than me. (Edited)
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