The Genius Hits The Road
by Ray Charles
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Ray Charles bestography
The Genius Hits The Road is ranked 9th best out of 61 albums by Ray Charles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ray Charles is The Genius Of Ray Charles which is ranked number 1000 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,738.
(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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The Genius Hits The Road track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Genius Hits The Road rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Upcoming Album Club Picks 2 | 51/100 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1960 | 22/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 61 Music Albums of 1960 | 24/61 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 5 Music Albums of 1960 | 5/5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 10 Music Albums of 1960 | 4/10 | 4 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  skelter54 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1960 | 14/29 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1960 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 76 Music Albums of 1960 | 10/76 | 4 |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1960 | 37/99 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 55 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 172 | |||
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The Genius Hits The Road ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 11:13 | Olli | 7,933 | 62/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 14:07 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 15:26 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.9/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Spyglass 06/10/2020 19:04 in What album are you listening to right now?The Genius Hits The Road comments
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Although not my favorite record of Ray, this was a real turning point in his career, showing that he could deliver memorable albums, just as well as memorable singles.
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