Point Of Departure
by Andrew Hill
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Point Of Departure is ranked as the best album by Andrew Hill.
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Point Of Departure track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Point Of Departure rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1965 | 14/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1965 | 22/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1965 | 39/51 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Andrew Hill: So Far.. | 3/7 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 95 Music Albums of 1965 | 28/95 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 48 Music Albums of 1965 | 44/48 | 1 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 15 Music Albums of 1965 | 15/15 | 0 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 21 Music Albums of 1965 | 18/21 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 118 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 333 | |||
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Point Of Departure ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 13:26 | AAL2014 | 4,347 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 10:01 | Leginlists | 3,847 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2026 14:09 | cicadelic | 14,264 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Point Of Departure forum mentions
EyeKanFly 08/01/2021 20:36 in What album are you listening to right now?
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Liked this very much. Would definitely recommend to those just starting out listening to jazz music.
Jboy56 07/29/2022 14:07 | #287942 | TOP COMMENT
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Very hard bop.ll played and rhythmically challenging album is not for everybody. Requires many listens to be evaluated properly
A great blend of hard bop and avant-garde. Very intriguing and original. 9/10! (Edited)
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