Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers bestography
The best album by Art Blakey is Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers which is ranked number 483 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,528.
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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers 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 |  DriftingOrpheus | Top 36 Greatest Music Albums | 25/36 | 33 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | June 26: 301-400 | 71/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 38 Music Albums of 1958 | 3/38 | 5 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 100 Albums of the 20th Century | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 |  JR | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1950s | 3/34 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1958 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s | 6/20 | 15 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 83 Music Albums of 1958 | 10/83 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 401 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,528 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/09/2026 08:35 | pharoahstune | 255 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2026 12:52 | Pienk | 746 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 12:04 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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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 83.5/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026View latest topic →
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/28/2016 19:51 | #179294 | TOP COMMENT
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Quite possibly the best hard bop album of all time!
JoaoMoreira 07/18/2019 01:36 | #239785 | TOP COMMENT
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He really is the driving force of this record. Even when he is just keeping time. He is just great a that!
The rest of the musicians are top players on peak form.
So the album sounds great and makes you move with loads of attack and punch.
Clearly musicians trying the push the boundaries of the standardized jazz from within.
Effervescent, breezy jazz and a core album for those wanting to get into the genre. A great place to start. (Edited)
Absolutely spectacular. Every instrument shines. The band moves cohesively from song to song with memorable themes and well-developed melodic lines. A near-perfect Hard Bop Jazz record. 9.5/10! (Edited)
An interesting jazz record with some very good instrumentation and enjoyable performances from the whole ensemble. Moanin' is the standout track on here and it kicks this album off in style. The rest of the music carries on from where the first song left off but I don't think they reach that high again on the rest of the release. There is still a lot to explore and enjoy on here and the way he leads the group is brilliant. Overall, this isn't my favourite jazz release but I still like revisiting it for the highlights.
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