Abraxas
by Santana
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Santana bestography
The best album by Carlos Santana is Abraxas which is ranked number 474 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,556.
(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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Abraxas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Abraxas rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 98 Music Albums of 1970 | 26/98 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 36 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/36 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 49 Music Albums of 1970 | 15/49 | 4 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 10 Music Albums of 1970 | 4/10 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 82/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 56 Music Albums of 1970 | 24/56 | 3 |
| 2026 | kamiL55 | Top 87 Greatest Music Albums | 10/87 | 90 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 620 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,556 | |||
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Abraxas ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/02/2026 20:54 | SD100852 | 1,346 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 17:54 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2026 01:31 | ecocruzr | 242 | 69/100 |
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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 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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Abraxas forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5445): By MW19704UAbraxas comments
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One of my favorite albums of all time, not a weak track to avoid. Carlos is at his creative peak and the percussion is measured and not over indulging. Would love the release of an official live document from that period. It would be all downhill from there. Santana III is all over the place and then Rolie and Schon left and Santana never had a decent vocalist again. I know that Carlos is an icon and he deserves the recognition, but Abraxas remains his master piece. (Edited)
Superb album in parts sounding like a spiced up Pink Floyd! In my humble opinion this is Progressive Rock with a Latin influence. Vocals remind me of some of the early Traffic output in places. 'Hope You're Feeling Better' is a personal favourite, full of rockin energy. (Edited)
A much more focused and consistent release across the board with all tracks being of some quality which leads to a cohesive listen. Despite this, there are only 2 songs I would consider to be outstanding and the rest are enjoyable but not something that would draw me back to this release. With that being said, the lead guitar from Santana is absolutely brilliant on here as it completely transforms tracks and is by far the best thing about this release. The percussion is thoroughly enjoyable as well with the opening track being a personal highlight of this for me. Overall, a demonstration of high quality guitar playing that is lead by two fantastic tracks and it makes for a short but enjoyable listen. (Edited)
I enjoy the guitar work and the percussion, but after "Black Magic Woman" and "Oye Como Va," there really isn't anything extraordinary here.
Carlos Santana might have the best tone of any guitarist ever, and this album is arguably his best work. (Edited)
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