Saxophone Colossus
by Sonny Rollins
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Saxophone Colossus is ranked as the best album by Sonny Rollins.
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Saxophone Colossus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Saxophone Colossus rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 9 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/9 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1957 2nd chart | 1/10 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 31 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/31 | 5 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 101-200 | 71/100 | - |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/14 | 5 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 22 Music Albums of the 1950s | 11/22 | 11 |
| 2026 |  AwaitingAndrew | Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s | 42/59 | 6 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1957 | 5/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 15 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/15 | 5 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 14/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 376 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,704 | |||
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Saxophone Colossus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 15:22 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2026 14:47 | AAL2014 | 4,251 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2026 20:29 | sweetness | 1,127 | 79/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Forum mentions
Romanelli 12/28/2025 16:50 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodaySaxophone Colossus comments
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Took a while to grow on me, but, once it did I loved it (Edited)
Brautiful, catchy jazz.
Saxophone is so good loved St Thomas and strode rode
Just superpower Sax playing. A masterclass in showcasing a single instrument.
Larcx13 01/10/2021 16:12 | #264145
Loved this. Gotta thank this website for this find.
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