The Nat King Cole Story
by Nat King Cole

The Nat King Cole Story by Nat King Cole
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 14,152nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 24 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1961 (62nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (977th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,152nd)

Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
The Nat King Cole Story Volume 1-3 Vinyl 3LP Record Set Mastered By Capital EX
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
The Nat King Cole Story by Nat King Cole (CD, Jun-1991, 2 Discs, Capitol/EMI ...
Condition: Very Good


eBay
eBay
The Nat King Cole Story Vol 2 Lp Vinyl Capitol Re-Issue Near Mint!
Condition: Used


  My favourite store:  

Nat King Cole bestography

The Nat King Cole Story is ranked 10th best out of 61 albums by Nat King Cole on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nat King Cole is After Midnight which is ranked number 2779 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 556.

Nat King Cole album bestography « Higher ranked (12,206th)
Vol. 2
This album (14,152nd)
The Nat King Cole Story
Lower ranked (14,472nd) »
Volume 3

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Apr
25
Sat
Mega Mezcla 2026 by Alex Sensation
Prudential Center, Newark, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Apr
20
Mon
Bob Dylan: Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Mar
23
Mon
Lauren Spencer Smith: THE ART OF BEING A MESS TOUR
Moore Theatre, Seattle, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 

Listen to The Nat King Cole Story on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

The Nat King Cole Story track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments

The Nat King Cole Story rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,152nd | 1960s rank: 977th | 1961 rank: 62nd

The Nat King Cole Story collection

Showing all 6 members who have this album in their collection

The Nat King Cole Story ratings

Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 24 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 24 ratings for this album.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
70/100
 
01/05/2024 22:02 ejiniestac  Ratings distribution  61766/100
 
55/100
 
03/25/2023 20:49 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
60/100
 
10/31/2022 13:12 jonny5244  Ratings distribution  8,43563/100
 
75/100
 
09/08/2022 14:14 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100
 
35/100
 
02/21/2022 03:18 Gendjar  Ratings distribution  4,71556/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.6/100, a mean average of 63.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

The Nat King Cole Story favourites

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a favourite

The Nat King Cole Story comments

Showing all 3 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

From 02/03/2025 15:53 | #307365
This was shortlisted for the Grammy for album of the year 1962. The eventual winner was Judy At Carnegie Hall by Judy Garland
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 09/08/2022 14:14 | #289495
A hit machine, this album, is...
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 06/06/2019 02:51 | #237154
Re recordings of his hits from the 40's & 50's
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for The Nat King Cole Story

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
7. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
8. Showcase by Patsy Cline
9. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
11. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
14. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
15. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
17. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
18. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
19. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
20. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Back to Top