Inspiration Information
by Shuggie Otis

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
Year: 1974
Release date: 1974-10-00
Overall rank: 4,520th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 113 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1974 (72nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (742nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,520th)

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Overall rank: 4,520th | 1970s rank: 742nd | 1974 rank: 72nd

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75/100 (from 113 votes)
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90/100
 
04/02/2026 14:46 HoldenM  Ratings distribution  1,79384/100
 
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03/21/2026 11:26 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  42071/100
 
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02/16/2026 17:23 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,15733/100
 
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01/24/2026 23:23 JoaoMoreira  Ratings distribution  49674/100
 
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12/30/2025 02:39 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.

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From 04/02/2026 14:46 | #313719
WE LOVE THE FUNK!
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From 08/03/2021 12:08 | #272163
pretty incredible soulful mystical inspiration a good word
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From 06/26/2016 15:59 | #169887
A quirky soul record. It's full of great little tracks which at first seem underwhelming but repeated listens brings out it's brilliance. Cool sounds.
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From 12/17/2014 13:19 | #129517
Very good unknown album from, in that time, very young artist. Recommended to all smooth/groove lovers.
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