The Magic City (studio album)
by Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra

The Magic City by Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 3,883rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 70 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (329th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,883rd)

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Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra bestography

The Magic City is ranked 3rd best out of 89 albums by Sun Ra on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sun Ra is Lanquidity which is ranked number 2050 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 801.

Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra album bestography « Higher ranked (2,370th)
Jazz In Silhouette
This album (3,883rd)
The Magic City
Lower ranked (4,061st) »
Atlantis

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 70 votes)
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11/05/2025 05:09 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,67433/100
 
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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 14.8.

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From 01/02/2023 12:50
Mysterious traveler. mind-boggling stuff
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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