A Swingin' Affair! (studio album) by Frank Sinatra

A Swingin' Affair! by Frank Sinatra
Year: 1957
Overall rank: 4,710th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 86 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1957 (24th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (139th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,710th)
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Frank Sinatra bestography

A Swingin' Affair! is ranked 8th best out of 104 albums by Frank Sinatra on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Frank Sinatra is In The Wee Small Hours which is ranked number 371 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,624.

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Kellie Fuller & The Mike Greensill Quartet: Her Way, A Tribute to Frank Sinatra
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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74/100 (from 86 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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85/100
From 05/04/2023 18:37
Second half song selection is significantly weaker than the first. Despite this, strong performances all around.
Enjoyable, but not essential. 8.5/10.
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From 01/21/2022 17:40
Nothing but the swing.. Solid Frankie stuff, not his best but a pro at work.
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From 07/25/2016 23:51
Rivalizes with Songs For Swingin' Lovers. This is the second best album of swing of all time.
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From 07/11/2016 15:59
Brilliant companion album to, swinging lovers. Frank is on top form throughout, especially on, I wish I were in love again, I got it bad, and, stars fell on Alabama. Great record.
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From 06/28/2015 19:05
Match this with "Songs For Swingin' Lovers"
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3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
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