Black Fire
by Andrew Hill

Black Fire by Andrew Hill
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 9,676th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 49 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (50th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (699th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,676th)

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Andrew Hill bestography

Black Fire is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Andrew Hill on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Andrew Hill is Point Of Departure which is ranked number 3996 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 361.

Andrew Hill album bestography « Higher ranked (3,996th)
Point Of Departure
This album (9,676th)
Black Fire
Lower ranked (10,422nd) »
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Black Fire rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,676th | 1960s rank: 699th | 1964 rank: 50th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 49 votes)
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01/18/2026 17:37 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,32849/100
 
75/100
 
12/25/2025 21:41 duelek  Ratings distribution  1,72376/100
 
75/100
 
12/20/2025 00:09 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,64670/100
 
70/100
 
09/27/2025 15:27 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,93069/100
 
70/100
 
07/25/2025 22:57 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,86774/100

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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 75.3/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.

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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. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
6. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
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
11. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
12. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
17. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
18. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
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