The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
by Otis Redding
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Otis Redding bestography
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads is ranked 6th best out of 25 albums by Otis Redding on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Otis Redding is Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul which is ranked number 360 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,547.
(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 Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads 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 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 40 Music Albums of 1965 | 5/40 | 5 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 20 Music Albums of 1965 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 401-500 | 50/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1965 | 33/51 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 73 Music Albums of 1965 | 59/73 | 1 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1965 | 20/33 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 77/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 77 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 299 | |||
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The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 16:57 |  Tamthebam | 23,391 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2026 14:02 | cicadelic | 14,119 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 20:01 | PapaShiz86 | 11,778 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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neilgee 03/23/2023 23:34 in What album are you listening to right now?The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads comments
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This is the best Otis Redding album I've heard personally. Though I like "Otis Blue", this one is just better in my opinion track-for-track. The unbelievably spectacular opening track almost overshadows the rest of the album with its sheer power and attention it commands, but especially on repeated listens, the rest of this one shows how much of a gem it is. Perhaps one of its strengths is the occasional hint of 60s pop flavor that makes these soul ballads even more memorable.
Lovely record. Great songs sung by a great singer. You just can't go wrong.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/07/2012 18:20 | #51875 | TOP COMMENT
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Nobody does it like Otis Redding. This album is perfect for those in love, or those who need a reminder.
The King of Soul. Sexy and smoldering this is a great record.
Jboy56 10/31/2022 15:59 | #290934 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the greats, pls do no fly private, Goddamit. Take Northwest.
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