Extension Of A Man
by Donny Hathaway
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Donny Hathaway bestography
Extension Of A Man is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by Donny Hathaway on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Donny Hathaway is Live which is ranked number 12334 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 96.
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Extension Of A Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Extension Of A Man rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest soul / funk albums of the 70’s | 62/67 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 44 Music Albums of 1973 | 38/44 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1973 | 47/48 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Get Funky! | 51/64 | - |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1973 (101 - 200) | 41/62 | - |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 58/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 35 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/08/2026 13:55 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 05:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,584 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2025 03:54 | Jparce | 266 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
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This album is underrated! I think "Extension Of A Man" must be among top 10 albums of 1973 year.
Great album from the criminally underrated Donny Hathaway. Extension of a man, is a superb record featuring all the traits that make Hathaway such a genius. Great songs in, someday we'll all be free, the slums, and, Valdez in the country. The first orchestral track is a bit pointless and out of place, but the rest is great.
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