The Dude
by Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones bestography
The Dude is ranked as the best album by Quincy Jones.
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The Dude track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Dude rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 7 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/7 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 42 Music Albums of 1981 | 15/42 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 901-1000 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 8/57 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 28/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 47/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
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The Dude ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 16:47 |  EyeKanFly | 9,145 | 65/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 19:22 |  Musicbuff123 | 422 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 05:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,813 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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The Dude forum mentions
neilgee 06/03/2025 01:18 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 02/15/2023 10:05 in What album are you listening to right now?The Dude comments
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A good record from a brilliant musician/producer. It definitely set the mark for the production values of the 80's. Not Mr. Jones best work but a fun listen.
this is the first album i heard by Quincy Jones, outside from the records he produced and this is a very glady and fun listen, i will be coming more to this album
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1982. The Winner Was Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Edited)
InsanityPrawnBoy 02/09/2021 18:41 | #266086 | TOP COMMENT
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Unlike Wacko’s output, there’s nothing here to make you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. In fact, this is pretty cool. (Edited)
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