Love Is The Thing (studio album) by Nat King Cole

Love Is The Thing by Nat King Cole
Year: 1957
Overall rank: 8,351st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1957 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (251st)
Award Best albums of all time (8,351st)
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Nat King Cole bestography

Love Is The Thing is ranked 3rd best out of 59 albums by Nat King Cole on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nat King Cole is After Midnight which is ranked number 2872 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 535.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 52 Music Albums of 19575/525
2025 TamthebamTop 80 Music Albums of 195722/804
2025 skelter54Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s32/9914
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 19578/1005
2024TheKingTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s95/1001
2024TheKingTop 18 Music Albums of 195718/180
2024 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s79/1004
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1950s 110/100 -
2023 TheDude85Top 22 Music Albums of 195717/221
2023 seb7Top 32 Music Albums of the 1950s32/321
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s25/10015
2023AramisTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s96/1001
2023 EyeKanFly#901-1000 Overall32/100 -
2023 Jboy56Top 60 Music Albums of 195723/603
2023glynspsaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s55/1009
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 195744/1003
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 1998 (401-500)94/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (101-200)32/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 2000 (701-800)42/100 -
2020jon5417Top 73 Music Albums of the 1950s67/732
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 39
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 147

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74/100 (from 39 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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From 01/08/2022 15:43
This is a magnificent album for cleaning bad thoughts from your mind after a lousy day.
The string-heavy arrangements might sound a tad saccharine, but that's just the meaning of them.
Nat's silk-smooth voice must be one of the greatest voices ever. It has range, color, dynamics, and feel.
The album is perfect for your quiet afternoon and night moments, this album sounds so good.
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From 08/13/2012 20:19
Nearly perfect
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Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. The Clown by Charles Mingus
12. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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