Journey In Satchidananda
by Alice Coltrane
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Journey In Satchidananda is ranked as the best album by Alice Coltrane.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Journey In Satchidananda rankings summary
Overall rank: 998th | 1970s rank: 199th | 1971 rank: 28th 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 |
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| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 37 Music Albums of 1971 | 25/37 | 2 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 76 Music Albums of the 1970s | 53/76 | 6 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time | 8/50 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Favorite Albums 200-101 | 84/100 | - |
| 2026 | ChadMiles | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 1/99 | 97 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 45/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 284 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,747 | |||
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| ! | 23 hours ago | Elauqsapid | 2,778 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2026 22:07 | pharoahstune | 255 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2026 02:50 | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Journey In Satchidananda forum mentions
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From Rhyner 06/09/2026 18:34 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Rhyner 06/09/2026 18:34 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition“(1) This is generally a pleasant listen. I was expecting something a bit wilder from Avant-Garde Jazz. I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised. I'm not really into jazz, but my two favorite jazz albums are both of that subgenre (The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Karma, fyi). In any case,…”
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satiemaniac 03/14/2014 16:55 | #106231 | TOP COMMENT
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Alice Coltrane's music will always conjure up easy comparisons to her husband, (the at this point late) John Coltrane. Both use a musical toolkit that insists on blurring the lines between secular and spiritual in jazz music. Journey in Satchidananda is Coltrane's celebration of Hinduism and a reflection on her own time in India and Sri Lanka, and the music has tinges of this music pervading it. Far from coming off as "jazz goes east" or something ridiculous like that, the Journey is one through Coltrane's headspace in a most profound and dynamic way. It doesn't hurt that it also serves as a sonic treasure with lush arrangements, constant action and motion, and melodic themes within the avant soundscapes.
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kokkinos 01/23/2021 21:15 | #264953 | TOP COMMENT
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Having Coltrane's name is for sure a heavy burden, but if you approach this album with reasonable expectations, it will most likely surpass them. The most obvious reason I can think of is it's eastern influences, but this was far more enjoyable than most jazz I've encountered (admittedly it hasn't been that much). The opening track is a journey, indeed - and what a journey, pure magic. Towards the end of the album I started to lose focus, but it has to do with the fact that I'm not used to this kind of music, not with the album itself.
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garycottier TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/05/2016 20:53 | #170622 | TOP COMMENT
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Another fine album from the underrated Alice Coltrane. Great use of sitar, and Pharoah Sanders is in fire as always. Excellent.
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OldToad 11/19/2021 02:03 | #276412 | TOP COMMENT
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As is so often the case, an artist's best album (just my opinion, obv) is not listed on this site. That would be Transfiguration, a stunning live album from a 1978 performance at UCLA. If you like what she does, she does it great on that album, and you really shouldn't miss it. It has Reggie Workman and Roy Haynes, both having a great evening--what a show to have been at!--a small string orchestra performing her composition Preema, and to my ears it's amazing from start to finish. That album would get a 95 or 100 from me if it were on this site to rate.
This one is also very good to my ears, you can see my rating; there are others I like better, but I'm in a pretty big Alice Coltrane phase right now and this is one that I'm definitely keeping on rotation. Mainly, though, I wanted to poke my head in here to let you know if you don't already: Transfiguration is on fire.
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A really gorgous album, influenced by Indian and maybe even middle eastern music. The harp provides a really dreamy quality to the whole affair, especially on the more free form "Isis and Osiris". Journey in Satchidananda is a mystical experience, anchored to earth by Cecil McBee's rock solid bass work. Overall, a wonderful listen.
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