Word Of Mouth
by Jaco Pastorius
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Jaco Pastorius bestography
Word Of Mouth is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Jaco Pastorius on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jaco Pastorius is Jaco Pastorius which is ranked number 3832 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 387.
(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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Word Of Mouth track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Word Of Mouth 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 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 85 Music Albums of 1981 | 83/85 | 0 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 31 Music Albums of 1981 | 10/31 | 4 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 3 | 30/100 | - |
| 2019 | rkm | Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 | 22/25 | 1 |
| 2019 | panapsal | 100 exclusive jazz-rock albums of all time | 84/100 | - |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2018 | AlienCinema | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 36/100 | - |
| 2017 | glynspsa | Bass Guitar Albums | 20/100 | - |
| 2015 | Error Finn | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2013 | Wat | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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Word Of Mouth ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/07/2024 20:44 | duelek | 2,121 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2024 23:59 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,716 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2023 15:56 |  Maxence | 12,753 | 61/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2022 03:44 | Skerns | 5,183 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/01/2021 21:14 | EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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'John And Mary' had me smiling from ear to ear.
While his self titled debut album may be a flashier display of his skills as a bassist, I think that this stands as Jaco's most fully realized work.
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