Midnight Special (studio album)
by Jimmy Smith
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Jimmy Smith bestography
Midnight Special is ranked 5th best out of 45 albums by Jimmy Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jimmy Smith is Back At The Chicken Shack which is ranked number 4062 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 352.
(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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Midnight Special track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Midnight Special rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 | 35/86 | 3 |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz Pt. 3 | 59/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1961 | 76/90 | 1 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 41 Music Albums of 1961 | 12/41 | 4 |
| 2025 | Skerns | Top 27 Music Albums of 1961 | 25/27 | 1 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 25 Music Albums of 1961 | 19/25 | 1 |
| 2023 | Aramis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2022 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 64/99 | 2 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2020 | boppare | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2019 | Madrocker | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | boppare | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 6/20 | 4 |
| 2013 |  RFNAPLES | Top Jazz Albums, Part 2 | 83/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
Midnight Special collection
Midnight Special ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/16/2024 18:24 | Tamthebam | 22,857 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2024 10:48 | Aramis | 2,264 | 66/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2024 19:08 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,499 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2023 06:47 | Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2022 12:52 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Jboy56 09/15/2022 11:16 | #289684
Organ king, a very smooth and swinging album with some good guitar work also
Fischman 12/12/2018 05:01 | #226834
This was recorded the same day as the more popular Back at the Chicken Shack, but it is no less worth a listen. In addition to great work from Smith and Turrentine, Kenny Burrell's guitar further elevates this one.
JulianR 03/07/2018 05:24 | #210283
Another great soul jazz record from the king of organ-jazz. Such a wonderful sound
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