The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra
by Sun Ra
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Sun Ra bestography
The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra is ranked 8th best out of 90 albums by Sun Ra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sun Ra is Lanquidity which is ranked number 2080 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 805.
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The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra 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 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt7 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 40 Music Albums of 1962 | 24/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1962 | 11/29 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 1962 | 42/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Sun Ra: So Far.. | 5/24 | - |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 5 Music Albums of 1961 | 5/5 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 75 Music Albums of 1962 | 6/75 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1962 | 41/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 45 Music Albums of 1962 | 19/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1962 | 39/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 57 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 139 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/22/2026 04:44 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2025 15:22 | Tamthebam | 23,300 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2024 03:10 |  ffudnebbuh | 2,464 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Jboy56 09/29/2022 12:32 in What album are you listening to right now?The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra comments
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Jboy56 09/29/2022 07:32 | #290041 | TOP COMMENT
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Cool and futuristic, a fun album. Not too weird, not too difficult or atonal. (Edited)
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/24/2022 15:42 | #287790 | TOP COMMENT
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I think I have a new favorite go-to album for introducing others to Sun Ra. Still very early in his career, but I think this encapsulates his fascinating vision better than Lanquidity. Not as wild as his free jazz stuff, certainly, but more out there than Lanquidity or Jazz in Silhouette.
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