The Magic City
by Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra
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Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra bestography
The Magic City is ranked 3rd best out of 90 albums by Sun Ra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sun Ra is Lanquidity which is ranked number 1940 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 872.
(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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The Magic City track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Magic City rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1966 | 26/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 49/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 29 Music Albums of 1966 | 19/29 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1966 | 40/49 | 1 |
| 2026 | boyd94 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 68/100 | 32 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 27 Music Albums of 1966 | 16/27 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 57 Music Albums of 1966 | 36/57 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AfterHours | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 60/100 | 40 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 44/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 71 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 371 | |||
The Magic City collection
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The Magic City ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/23/2026 01:48 | AAL2014 | 4,307 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 13:53 | Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 13:58 | cicadelic | 14,026 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
The Magic City favourites
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The Magic City forum mentions
mickilennial 07/23/2014 15:52 in Recommendations ThreadThe Magic City comments
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Jboy56 01/02/2023 12:50 | #292418 | TOP COMMENT
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Mysterious traveler. mind-boggling stuff
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