Turning Point
by Lonnie Smith
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Lonnie Smith bestography
Turning Point is ranked as the best album by Lonnie Smith.
(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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Turning Point track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Turning Point rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | All that jazz (ish) | 8/76 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 43 Music Albums of 1969 | 9/43 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | My most listened to jazz(ish) albums of 2023 | 26/34 | - |
| 2021 | byuzak | Blue Note's Best Albums 1 - 100 | 79/100 | - |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Jazz Albums ~ Part Two | 91/100 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1969 | 20/40 | - |
| 2015 | NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1960s... #301-400 | 71/100 | - |
| 2015 | NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2010 | studiobl | Top 36 Greatest Music Albums | 32/36 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
Turning Point collection
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Turning Point 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2025 21:25 | Johnnyo | 9,656 | 77/100 | |
| 10/17/2024 18:08 | TonySayers61 | 23,907 | 64/100 | |
| 02/24/2021 03:07 |  OldToad | 1,293 | 74/100 | |
| 12/22/2018 19:49 | Fischman | 11,856 | 66/100 | |
| 07/07/2018 21:43 | TodFitz | 27,355 | 63/100 |
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 73.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.3.
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