One Step Beyond
by Jackie McLean

Album
One Step Beyond by Jackie McLean
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 17,289th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 28 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (82nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (1,128th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,289th)

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Jackie McLean bestography

One Step Beyond is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Jackie McLean on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jackie McLean is Destination... Out! which is ranked number 11352 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 105.

Jackie McLean album bestography « Higher ranked (11,352nd)
Destination... Out! This album (17,289th)
One Step Beyond Lower ranked (17,289th) »
One Step Beyond

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One Step Beyond rankings summary
Overall rank: 17,289th | 1960s rank: 1,128th | 1964 rank: 82nd  Overall chart history
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One Step Beyond ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 28 votes)
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 !		05/01/2026 19:57 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  9,14265/100
 
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 !		12/20/2025 03:44 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,81470/100
 
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 !		09/27/2025 15:18 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,33469/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.


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One Step Beyond forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 06/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5359): By PurpleHazel
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1963) 2. by (1970) 3. by (1965) 4. (1973) 5. by (2005) 6. (1966) 7. by by (1969) 9. (1974) 10. by (1977) 11. by (1985) 12. by (1983) 13. by (1972) 14. by (1969) 15. by (2013) 16. by (1971) 17. (1968) 18. (1958) 19. by (1967) 20. by…”
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From kokkinos 12/19/2021 21:20 in I'm going back to the start
“Generally speaking, I have a hard time vibing with Stan Getz and this was no exception. It started off nicely, it got me into its mood, but after a while I realised I had stopped paying attention. Sadly, it’s not my thing at all. I don't dislike it or anything, but I don't find it interesting…”
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From 10/22/2022 07:09 | #290676
Not my favorite McLean album
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Best Albums of  1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
6. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks