Tropical
by Jorge Ben
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Jorge Ben bestography
Tropical is ranked 8th best out of 20 albums by Jorge Ben on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jorge Ben is A Tábua De Esmeralda which is ranked number 667 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,573.
(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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Tropical track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tropical rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 44 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1976 | 13/31 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 70 Music Albums of 1976 | 17/70 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Bristoc | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 34/100 | 59 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | Bristoc | Top 61 Music Albums of the 1970s | 13/61 | 16 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2020 | brun027 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 47/50 | 0 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 16/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 89 | |||
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Tropical ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/23/2026 02:59 | Helios | 6,273 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 09:03 | VeVt | 98 | 39/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2024 05:22 | javicho07 | 3,098 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.
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A jam session recorded in London, made for the external (meaning non-Brazilian) market. Very different versions for some of his classics, with a less Brazilian groove and a weird female chorus with a foreign accent. One of these records made for finalizing a contract, it's a rare curio, not fundamental in Jorge's long discography. Still, this is Jorge Ben, so very well worth a listen.
VictorVale 01/29/2021 19:28 | #265259
Jorge Bne lança uma amostra de brasilidade para o mundo.
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