Today
by Skip James

Today by Skip James
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 16,581st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 22 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (116th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,109th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,581st)

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Skip James : Skip James Today! (CD 1991 Vanguard) Country Blues *Very Good*
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Skip James Today! Vinyl Vanguard Accompanying Himself On Guitar And Piano Blues
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SKIP JAMES "Skip James Today!" CD 1988 UK Vanguard ‎– VMCD 7310
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Skip James bestography

Today is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Skip James on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Skip James is Devil Got My Woman which is ranked number 9866 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 121.

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Overall rank: 16,581st | 1960s rank: 1,109th | 1966 rank: 116th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 22 votes)
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07/26/2025 18:31 spinout  Ratings distribution  3,28781/100
 
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07/20/2025 22:10 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,99874/100
 
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03/16/2025 14:27 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,05572/100
 
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10/29/2024 12:27 djnizzi  Ratings distribution  2,85980/100
 
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11/11/2023 12:49 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,72470/100

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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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70/100
From 01/12/2023 14:50 | #292753
In the longer listening run, this album gets a tad boring, but nothing wrong in this solo blues thing.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
13. Fresh Cream by Cream
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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