The Night's Gambit
by Ka

Album
The Night's Gambit by Ka
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-07-13
Overall rank: 8,980th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 29 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (200th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (1,760th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,980th)

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Ka bestography

The Night's Gambit is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Ka on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ka is Descendants Of Cain which is ranked number 5545 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 248.

Ka album bestography « Higher ranked (8,720th)
The Thief Next To Jesus This album (8,980th)
The Night's Gambit Lower ranked (11,981st) »
A Martyr's Reward

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The Night's Gambit track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
You Know It's About
Average Rating: 78 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Our Father
Average Rating: 78 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Jungle
Average Rating: 78 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Barring The Likeness
Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Nothing Is
Average Rating: 78 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Soap Box
Average Rating: 76 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Peace Akhi
Average Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
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Knighthood
Average Rating: 80 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
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30 Pieces Of Silver
Average Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
I'm Ready
Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Off The Record
Average Rating: 79 (9 votes)Comments: View 0

The Night's Gambit rankings

The Night's Gambit rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,980th | 2010s rank: 1,760th | 2013 rank: 200th  Overall chart history
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The Night's Gambit ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 29 votes)
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70/100
 !		06/26/2026 04:23 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,60170/100
 
75/100
 !		10/30/2024 10:40 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,61473/100
 
90/100
 !		10/24/2024 02:07 teague  Ratings distribution  4,36478/100

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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 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 9 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Hayden 10/14/2024 20:44 in In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone
“Can't believe I'm reading this, but Ka reportedly passed away a few days ago. Terrible news. He's had a phenomenal run of albums since 2013, and was probably one of the best rappers... ever? At least one of mine anyway. Shocked, and genuinely saddened this is the end of the road for his output. A…”
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From baystateoftheart 02/22/2022 03:34 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“1. Ka is one of the most consistent rappers ever. He's also an appropriate choice here given that he's one of the defining artists of drumless, building his production around sample loops when that was nearly unheard of. The beats and flow fit together perfectly, and the lyrics are…”
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From Repo 02/21/2022 23:50 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“1. Blood, Guts and… BEER! I’m going to give it to you straight. This is SECOND tier Motorhead worship from a bunch of guys who worshipped the Gene Simmons' side of Kiss just a few years prior. They’re not that smart. They’re not that talented. BUT, they’re a hell of a lot of fun to get TANKED to!…”
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai for your ears.
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