Songs By Sam Cooke
by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra

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Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
Year: 1958
Overall rank: 2,786th   

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75/100 (from 70 votes)

     

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Top albums of 1958 (22nd)

Top 100 albums of of the 1950s (83rd)

Best albums of all time (2,786th)

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Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2026	Siromynian	Top 16 Music Albums of 1958	15/16	1
2026	neilgee	Soul Child	19/100	-
2026	paladisiac	Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s	28/59	11
2026	Tamthebam	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	83/100	4
2026	Jakor	Top 10 Music Albums of 1958	2/10	5
2026	Siromynian	Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s	74/80	2
2026	neilgee	Top 39 Music Albums of 1958	2/39	5
2026	paladisiac	Top 11 Music Albums of 1958	7/11	2
2026	Olli	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	40/100	12
2026	Jakor	Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s	10/50	16
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		84
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		562

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Album ratings	Avg. album rating
65/100  !	12/23/2025 05:10	Exist-en-ciel	15,930	70/100
70/100  !	11/12/2025 17:34	TescoHomeCooking	361	77/100
60/100  !	11/05/2025 15:55	TonySayers61	25,790	64/100

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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 LittleM1971 05/19/2023 18:36 in What album are you listening to right now?

“What album are you listening to right now?”

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From baystateoftheart 07/18/2021 18:48 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition

“1. Sam Cooke's debut LP leads off with the classic tune You Send Me, the only original on the album. The rest is made up of standards, performed in a traditional pop style with an orchestral backing. Obviously, Cooke has an amazing voice, but that can only go so far given the dry setlist and safe…”

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From RoundTheBend 01/29/2016 03:39 in Compilation vs Studio Album

“Agreed that "Portrait Of A Legend" is fantastic. But as for Sam Cooke not being an albums guy, I would say these are two legitimately great LPs: (yes it's live and archival, but still...) Thanks! I'll have to check these out! I'm having a hard time finding:”

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From junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/14/2012 01:19 | #46380 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Summertime should have caused a scandal in the 50s, with the sultriness it oozes...

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From Jboy56 07/12/2022 07:24 | #287308 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

A great collection of classic songs. A fine album

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