Milestones
by Miles Davis
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Miles Davis bestography
Milestones is ranked 8th best out of 127 albums by Miles Davis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Miles Davis is Kind Of Blue which is ranked number 36 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,832.
(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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Milestones track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Milestones rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 87 Music Albums of 1958 | 27/87 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 9 Music Albums of 1958 | 1/9 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 38 Music Albums of 1958 | 10/38 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1958 | 8/11 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 83 Music Albums of 1958 | 38/83 | 3 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 12 Music Albums of 1958 | 5/12 | 3 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 17 Music Albums of 1958 | 14/17 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 55 Music Albums of 1958 | 5/55 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 6 Music Albums of 1958 | 4/6 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1958 | 1/20 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 222 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,507 | |||
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Milestones ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/29/2026 20:33 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 12:59 |  Tamthebam | 23,373 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 13:42 | bonnequestion | 1,702 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Milestones forum mentions
neilgee 01/18/2026 18:18 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 10/25/2022 20:00 in Album of the day (#4328): Milestones by Miles DavisMilestones comments
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Still getting my feet wet with jazz albums, so this is an inexperienced question, but why is this not as well regarded as Davis' other albums? You can definitely tell it served as a canvas for Kind of Blue and that's regarded as the best jazz album of all time. (Edited)
Ultra cool be bop album featuring heavy hitters; Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Sounds like everyone is having a blast. (Edited)
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/14/2020 06:27 | #255548 | TOP COMMENT
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This is what I thought all jazz sounded like when I was younger. Not in a bad way. In a great way (also not In a Silent Way). Fast, winding, complex, crazy talented musicians. Yeah, it can be a bit similar to other jazz, but this is what other jazz acts at the time (and now) are aspiring for. (Edited)
jdenny2018 05/17/2018 20:57 | #215033 | TOP COMMENT
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An album I believe is better and more important than Kind of Blue (*takes shelter from ensuing Jazz snobs*) (Edited)
Pretty cool album, feels like an important step in Miles' career. Such amazing personnel too, John Coltrane... Cannonball Adderly. (Edited)
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