Songs By Sam Cooke
by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra

Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
Year: 1958
Overall rank: 2,785th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1958 (22nd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1950s (84th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,785th)

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Sam Cooke Songs by Sam Cooke 12" Vinyl LP 33 RPM Keen A2001 Jazz Pop
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SAM COOKE Songs By w/Bumps Blackwell Orchestra 1958 Mono Keen LP A-2001 VG+
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Overall rank: 2,785th | 1950s rank: 84th | 1958 rank: 22nd

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12/23/2025 05:10 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,49270/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.

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From 07/12/2022 07:24 | #287308
A great collection of classic songs. A fine album
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From 07/14/2012 01:19 | #46380
Summertime should have caused a scandal in the 50s, with the sultriness it oozes...
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