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

Love Is The Thing by Nat King Cole
Year: 1957
Overall rank: 7,567th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1957 (41st)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (218th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,567th)
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Nat King Cole bestography

Love Is The Thing is ranked 3rd best out of 52 albums by Nat King Cole on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nat King Cole is After Midnight which is ranked number 2732 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 568.

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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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2024 TamthebamTop 70 Music Albums of 195724/703
2023 IgtonumamaTop 40 Music Albums of 19575/405
2023 seb7Top 32 Music Albums of the 1950s32/321
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s25/10015
2023 TheDude85Top 22 Music Albums of 195717/221
2023glynspsaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s55/1009
2023 EyeKanFly#901-1000 Overall32/100 -
2023 Jboy56Top 60 Music Albums of 195723/603
2023BorderFreeAndrewTop 51 Music Albums of 19575/515
2023AramisTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s96/1001
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 195744/1003
2022 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s79/1004
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 1998 (401-500)94/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 2000 (701-800)42/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (101-200)32/100 -
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 195738/1003
2020jon5417Top 73 Music Albums of the 1950s67/732
2020NSPETop 13 Music Albums of 195711/131
2020BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s41/10012
2020TheKingTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s25/10015
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 37
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 165

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73/100 (from 37 votes)
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08/08/2023 17:30 jlsfourth  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,12971/100
 
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04/23/2023 08:12 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,91060/100
 
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11/03/2022 16:44 LosWochos  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 41,30275/100
 
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10/31/2022 12:00 jonny5244  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,33563/100
 
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07/28/2022 07:57 MadhattanJack  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,03465/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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90/100
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. Blue Train by John Coltrane
2. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
3. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
6. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
7. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
8. Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
9. After School Session by Chuck Berry
10. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
11. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
12. The Best Of Muddy Waters by Muddy Waters
13. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
14. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
15. The Clown by Charles Mingus
16. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
17. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
18. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
19. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
20. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran
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