The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Luiz Floriano Bonfá

The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) by Antônio Carlos Jobim & Luiz Floriano Bonfá
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 3,957th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 34 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1959 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (120th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,957th)

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Overall rank: 3,957th | 1950s rank: 120th | 1959 rank: 23rd

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01/27/2026 06:41 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,45673/100
 
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11/14/2025 08:35 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,20264/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.6.

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From 11/24/2020 00:15 | #261299
Easy to see why Arcade Fire were inspired by this film while writing the songs for Reflektor. This soundtrack is mesmerizing, perfectly weaving in with the film, an incredible expression of the Greek myth/legend that inspired more operas than any other.
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From 11/09/2020 16:48 | #260456
Grande soundtrack, o samba do morro sendo finalmente exaltado!
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