Giving You The Best That I Got
by Anita Baker
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Anita Baker bestography
Giving You The Best That I Got is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Anita Baker on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Anita Baker is Rapture which is ranked number 3139 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 488.
(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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Giving You The Best That I Got track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Giving You The Best That I Got rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  UofTBlues | Top 25 Music Albums of 1988 | 20/25 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 26 Music Albums of 1988 | 13/26 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1988 | 32/60 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1988 | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1988 | 50/83 | - |
| 2026 | microjude | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 59/100 | 41 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 51/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 86 | |||
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Giving You The Best That I Got ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 14:17 | Tamthebam | 23,220 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:39 | Jakor | 5,531 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 11:23 | Leginlists | 3,837 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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TheDude85 04/26/2019 19:08 | #235533
Nearly as good as its predecessor, Baker presents another strong batch of Adult R&B/Jazz/Soul songs. "Good Love", "Giving You The Best..." and others show a singer hitting the sweet spot of her career.
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