Back On The Block
by Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones bestography
Back On The Block is ranked 8th best out of 28 albums by Quincy Jones on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Quincy Jones is The Dude which is ranked number 9516 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 129.
(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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Back On The Block track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Back On The Block rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Grammys: All of the albums of the year | 32/67 | - |
| 2025 | LongTallSally | Top 2 Greatest Music Albums | 2/2 | - |
| 2023 |  seb7 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1989 | 14/16 | 1 |
| 2015 |  Eastwood | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2014 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 1989 | 82/99 | 1 |
| 2013 |  RFNAPLES | Top Jazz Albums, Part 1 | 31/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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Back On The Block ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:52 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2025 06:30 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2025 03:26 | matterhornrider | 5,186 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.
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Album of the Year at the 1991 Grammys (Edited)
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