Thesis
by The Jimmy Giuffre 3
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The Jimmy Giuffre 3 bestography
The best album by Jimmy Giuffre is Thesis which is ranked number 39291 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Thesis track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (6 out of 8 tracks have been rated).
Thesis rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1961 by Acclaimed Music | 14/26 | - |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 43 Music Albums of 1961 | 21/43 | 3 |
| 2023 | LosWochos | Die 100 besten Jazz-Alben by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2013) | 83/100 | - |
| 2022 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 93/99 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | Madrocker | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ashmark | Top 45 Music Albums of 1961 | 36/45 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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Thesis ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/21/2025 02:04 |  Maxence | 12,752 | 61/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2022 14:50 | LosWochos | 47,665 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2022 18:08 | Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.1/100, a mean average of 63.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.
Forum mentions
Norman Bates 05/06/2016 15:41 in What album are you listening to right now? Norman Bates 09/28/2014 19:30 in What album are you listening to right now?Thesis comments
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Jboy56 09/13/2022 18:11 | #289639
An intriguing and compelling album, with chamber and atonality vibes. This sounds very modern. Just wonder the low score
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