New Ancient Strings
by Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko

New Ancient Strings by Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
Year: 1999
Overall rank: 10,800th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 26 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1999 (165th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,743rd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,800th)

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Overall rank: 10,800th | 1990s rank: 1,743rd | 1999 rank: 165th
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2026OFarrioTop 26 Music Albums of 199919/262
2026 HaydenTop 50 Music Albums of 199918/503
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 14 Music Albums of 19997/143
2026 LedZepTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s36/10013
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 71 Music Albums of the 1990s42/718
2025pjerskeTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s83/1004
2025WeepingguitarmanTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s51/10010
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 90's (401 - 500) by U R C47/100 -
2025 JamethTop 92 Music Albums of the 1990s36/9212
2025 PurplepashTop 68 Music Albums of 199953/681
2025 JamethTop 20 Music Albums of 19996/204
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 199915/1004
2025 RockyRaccoonTop 41 Music Albums of 199935/411
2025 EyeKanFlyTop 88 Music Albums of 199924/884
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 199924/1004
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1990s 191/100 -
2022amirmishaliTop 40 Music Albums of 199921/403
2022BassCadetTop 70 Greatest Music Albums57/7013
2022 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 3)49/100 -
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 199998/1000
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 109
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75/100 (from 26 votes)
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09/15/2025 15:48 ForegroundNoise  Ratings distribution  2,97560/100
 
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03/24/2025 09:29 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,87064/100
 
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02/09/2024 00:38 JoaoMoreira  Ratings distribution  49674/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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From 02/09/2024 00:39 | #301820
Beautifully jammed spiritual music.
African groovy jazz in its purest form.
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