Lotus
by Santana
Santana bestography
Lotus is ranked 10th best out of 61 albums by Carlos Santana on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Carlos Santana is Abraxas which is ranked number 483 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,542.
(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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Lotus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lotus rankings
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Lotus ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/10/2026 15:30 | mpeterm | 4 | 98/100 | |
| 12/29/2025 09:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,585 | 70/100 | |
| 12/01/2025 00:43 | Skerns | 5,089 | 80/100 | |
| 12/09/2024 08:28 | brent13 | 1,940 | 68/100 | |
| 11/26/2024 23:25 |  slatsheit | 2,042 | 81/100 |
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).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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UofTBlues 08/04/2021 17:21 | #272251
A great live album from Carlos in his early 70s fusion days.
Good underestimate live album. Very cosmic with excellent drummers (Shrieve and Peraza). High moment : Michael Shrieve's drum solo on "Kyoto" unchained with "Incident at Neshabur" with one of the best Carlos Santanas 's solo.
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