Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
by Count Basie & Joe Williams
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Count Basie & Joe Williams bestography
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings is ranked as the best album by Count Basie & Joe Williams.
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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 70 Music Albums of 1956 | 33/70 | 3 |
| 2025 | Invader666 | Top 67 Music Albums of the 1950s | 5/67 | 19 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  djnizzi | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 96/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  skelter54 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s | 87/99 | 3 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 70 Music Albums of 1956 | 64/70 | 1 |
| 2022 |  EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 10) | 72/100 | - |
| 2021 |  TheDude85 | Top 29 Music Albums of the 1950s | 5/29 | 17 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 | 37/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 94 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/21/2026 11:08 | duelek | 2,227 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2025 13:27 | TonySayers61 | 26,077 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2025 10:59 | Tamthebam | 23,332 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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EyeKanFly 09/26/2021 18:56 in What album are you listening to right now?Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings comments
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Jboy56 06/13/2022 07:27 | #286327
Strong big band stuffa, A great band with a good soloist is fun to listen. A sort of oldtimer stuff even by 1956
Love this album. Basie is as cool as ever and Joe Williams is right on it.
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