Think!
by Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith bestography
Think! is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Lonnie Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lonnie Smith is Turning Point which is ranked number 41803 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17.
(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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Think! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (4 out of 5 tracks have been rated).
Think! rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 33 Music Albums of 1968 | 19/33 | 2 |
| 2024 |  Graeme2 | Mod | 34/100 | - |
| 2021 | byuzak | Blue Note's Best Albums 101-200 | 55/100 | - |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2015 | NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1960s... #401-500 | 78/100 | - |
| 2010 | studiobl | Top 36 Greatest Music Albums | 31/36 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
Think! collection
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Think! ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/21/2025 09:37 | TonySayers61 | 24,027 | 64/100 | |
| 06/15/2024 16:34 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,029 | 74/100 | |
| 07/07/2018 20:58 | TodFitz | 27,355 | 63/100 | |
| 02/06/2018 10:10 | byuzak | 3,240 | 79/100 | |
| 05/12/2017 05:34 | Graeme2 | 4,895 | 80/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.9.
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The opening track is the very definition of soul jazz--a cover of a Hugh Masakela tune with each soloist offering textbook examples of the genre over a one-chord vamp with drummer Marion Booker providing a funk groove that should be sampled on hip hip hop records. Then, track two starts out as a cinematic exotica tone poem with a guy named 'Fathead' playing the flute, then morphs and gets world-beat funky. It just goes on from there--an Aretha cover, a nursery song... Lee Morgan's solos are stunning. Absolutely great album.
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