Outward Bound
by Eric Dolphy
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Eric Dolphy bestography
Outward Bound is ranked 5th best out of 17 albums by Eric Dolphy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Eric Dolphy is Out To Lunch! which is ranked number 907 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,919.
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Outward Bound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Outward Bound rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1960 | 16/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 31 Music Albums of 1960 | 27/31 | 1 |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1960 | 12/51 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 87 Music Albums of 1960 | 20/87 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt10 Most expensive records sold on Discogs | 82/99 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1960 | 18/30 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Best Jazz Top 100 Albums | 85/100 | - |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 72 Music Albums of 1960 | 48/72 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 35 Music Albums of 1960 | 5/35 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 28 Music Albums of 1960 | 11/28 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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Outward Bound ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/06/2026 16:36 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 06:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,322 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2025 01:07 | PapaShiz86 | 11,811 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Jboy56 08/22/2022 09:29 | #288814
A fine example of a remarkable and well-played jazz album. A highly versatile collection of tracks.
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