N° 4 (studio album)
by Jacques Brel

N° 4 by Jacques Brel
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 1,846th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 92 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1959 (11th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1950s (44th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,846th)

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Jacques Brel bestography

N° 4 is ranked as the best album by Jacques Brel.

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N° 4 track list

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N° 4 rankings

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Overall rank: 1,846th | 1950s rank: 44th | 1959 rank: 11th

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N° 4 ratings

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75/100 (from 92 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.

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85/100
From 07/27/2022 17:14 | #287893
Tres Bien. I like the softer touch on this album, perhaps a reason for its popularity lies there.
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From 11/09/2020 20:39 | #260469
Grande álbum! Voz belíssima, clássicas chansons! Viagem agradável no tempo!
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From 02/03/2016 17:52 | #158598
Wonderful performances, but somehow it was a fleeting thing and I didn't feel it had staying power with me, probably didn't connect as well because I don't speak French... then again, I connect just fine with Sigor Ros.
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Best Albums of 1959
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
5. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
6. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
7. Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone
8. The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
9. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
10. Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto
11. N° 4 by Jacques Brel
12. What'd I Say by Ray Charles
13. Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
14. Ritchie Valens by Ritchie Valens
15. Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
16. Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
17. Chet by Chet Baker
18. Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
19. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
20. I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker
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