Gris-Gris
by Dr. John, The Night Tripper

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Gris-Gris by Dr. John, The Night Tripper
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-01-22
Overall rank: 1,289th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 241 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (24th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (133rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,289th)

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Dr. John, The Night Tripper bestography

The best album by Dr. John is Gris-Gris which is ranked number 1289 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,346.

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Gris-Gris track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
Average Rating: 83 (56 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Danse Kalinda Ba Doom
Average Rating: 82 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Mama Roux
Average Rating: 83 (51 votes)Comments: View 0
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Danse Fambeaux
Average Rating: 80 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Croker Courtbullion
Average Rating: 79 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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Jump Sturdy
Average Rating: 80 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Average Rating: 87 (65 votes)Comments: View 0

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Gris-Gris rankings

Gris-Gris rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,289th | 1960s rank: 133rd | 1968 rank: 24th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 241 votes)
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 !		09/12/2026 11:24 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,29669/100
 
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 !		08/27/2026 17:19 HoldenM  Ratings distribution  1,89784/100
 
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 !		04/14/2026 19:53 Leonard  Ratings distribution  6,63770/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.


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From BestEverAlbums 06/23/2023 20:00 in Album of the day (#4569): Gris-Gris
“Today's album of the day Gris-Gris by Dr. John, The Night Tripper ( | ) Year: 1968. Country: Overall rank: 1,367 Average rating: 76/100 (from 221 votes). Tracks: 1. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 2. Danse Kalinda Ba Doom 3. Mama Roux 4. Danse Fambeaux 5. Croker Courtbullion 6. Jump Sturdy 7. I Walk On…”
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Gris-Gris comments

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90/100
From 08/27/2026 17:20 | #315846
I owe you an apology, Dr. John. I wasn't really familiar with your game.
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80/100
From 03/25/2023 22:24 | #295445
mergulho na mística do pântano.
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70/100
From 10/28/2021 14:39 | #275468
Pretty unique stuff. Doesn't sound that great but there are a lot of cool ideas that manage to get through the mix.
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40/100
From 02/08/2021 13:59 | #266009
highly rated but not by me
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65/100
From 01/10/2021 17:33 | #264156
Its influence is undeniable, but there are multiple sections of this album that feel like full-on bad trip fodder.
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