Science Fiction (studio album) by Ornette Coleman

Science Fiction by Ornette Coleman
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 4,501st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 61 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1972 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (759th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,501st)
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Ornette Coleman bestography

Science Fiction is ranked 3rd best out of 35 albums by Ornette Coleman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ornette Coleman is The Shape Of Jazz To Come which is ranked number 450 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,897.

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 61 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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An interesting and eclectic feat of jazz
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2. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
3. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
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5. Harvest by Neil Young
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