Tenor Madness
by Sonny Rollins Quartet
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Sonny Rollins Quartet bestography
Tenor Madness is ranked 5th best out of 43 albums by Sonny Rollins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Rollins is Saxophone Colossus which is ranked number 629 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,695.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Tenor Madness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tenor Madness rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1956 | 4/18 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 701-800 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1956 | 55/86 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 70 Music Albums of 1956 | 30/70 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Jazz | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 37 Music Albums of the 1950s | 24/37 | 8 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 69 Music Albums of 1956 | 30/69 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 24 Music Albums of 1956 | 12/24 | 3 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 74 Music Albums of the 1950s | 30/74 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 59 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 333 | |||
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Tenor Madness ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2026 14:07 | AAL2014 | 4,312 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2026 07:22 | cicadelic | 14,071 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 21:36 | Proto | 4,318 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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Jboy56 12/14/2021 18:31 | #277498 | TOP COMMENT
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When you look at the lineup (Coltrane, Garland, Chamber, Jones) for this album. it is not a miracle that the album is an excellent work of art and deservedly belongs to the shelves of any jazz buff.
Both sax men compliment each other so well. RECOMMEDED listen
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