Straight Ahead
by Abbey Lincoln
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Abbey Lincoln bestography
Straight Ahead is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Abbey Lincoln on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Abbey Lincoln is Abbey Is Blue which is ranked number 12781 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 92.
(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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Straight Ahead track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Straight Ahead rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 43 Music Albums of 1961 | 9/43 | 4 |
| 2025 | Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 41 Music Albums of 1961 | 26/41 | 2 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1960s 2 | 11/100 | - |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 69/99 | 2 |
| 2022 | vinichelsea | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 6/20 | 4 |
| 2022 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 82/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Straight Ahead ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/01/2026 19:56 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2023 06:47 | Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2022 08:24 | Moondance | 20,827 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.9/100, a mean average of 64.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
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Straight Ahead comments
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Jboy56 09/15/2022 11:20 | #289685
This album is not very good. If you like a singer who can stay tuned this is not for me. Strange songs with kinda complex arrangements make this album one of the least listenable jazz records.
The first 3 songs were the best.
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