Genius + Soul = Jazz
by Ray Charles
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Ray Charles bestography
Genius + Soul = Jazz is ranked 10th best out of 61 albums by Ray Charles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ray Charles is The Genius Of Ray Charles which is ranked number 1003 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,732.
(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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Genius + Soul = Jazz track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Genius + Soul = Jazz rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 5 Music Albums of 1961 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1961 | 28/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 82/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  skelter54 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1961 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 30 Music Albums of 1961 | 29/30 | 0 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1961 | 4/14 | 4 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1961 by Acclaimed Music | 18/26 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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Genius + Soul = Jazz ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 12:50 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 01:53 | Moondance | 20,819 | 72/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2024 15:00 | duelek | 2,143 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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This was shortlisted for the Grammy for album of the year 1962. The eventual winner was Judy At Carnegie Hall by Judy Garland. This should have been the winner in my opinion (Edited)
Another genius piece of work from the genius himself, Ray Charles! One Mint Julep is absolutely timeless, but the album overall is a great addition to anyone's collection.
Ray and that great Hammond B3 organ along side the Count Basie Orchrestra deliver a fantastic swinging performance! "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" is one of my favorite Ray Charles tunes (It can be heard closing out an episode of The Sopranos). Other stand outs:
One Mint Julip
I've Got News For You
Birth of the Blues
Moanin'
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