Attica Blues
by Archie Shepp
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Attica Blues is ranked as the best album by Archie Shepp.
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Attica Blues track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Attica Blues rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1972 | 37/51 | 1 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 43 Music Albums of 1972 | 40/43 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 75 Music Albums of 1972 | 45/75 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 29 Music Albums of 1972 | 24/29 | 1 |
| 2025 | replacementlevel | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Jimmy Dread | You BEAutiful People! Top Recs From Other Members | 64/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 155 | |||
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Attica Blues ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/03/2026 03:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,544 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2024 01:01 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2023 12:06 | 2rge | 565 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Attica Blues forum mentions
Skinny 05/25/2019 15:42 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today Norman Bates 04/29/2018 11:56 in Jazz: Competition & DiscussionView all forum mentions
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Jboy56 05/04/2023 13:19 | #296608 | TOP COMMENT
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A mixed mishmash of jazz, soul, and talk is not very much my cuppa of tea. Well accomplished anyway
Steam, Part 1 is my favorite!
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