Full Force (studio album)
by Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Art Ensemble Of Chicago bestography
Full Force is ranked 4th best out of 22 albums by Art Ensemble Of Chicago on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Art Ensemble Of Chicago is Les Stances A Sophie which is ranked number 5392 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 250.
(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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Full Force track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Full Force rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | Top 84 Music Albums of 1980 | 28/84 | 3 |
| 2025 |  covecove | All That Jazz... | 43/100 | - |
| 2025 | covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | underrated besteveralbums you should know | 64/100 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 1 | 50/100 | - |
| 2022 | uDiscoverMusic | The Best Albums of 1980 | 68/71 | 0 |
| 2022 | thekrauter | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2021 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2020 | sssvnnn | just the jazz albums I like best | 43/100 | - |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1980 | 9/40 | 4 |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2017 |  Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 100/100 | - |
| 1989 | Tempo | Die 100 besten Platten der 80er Jahre | 60/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
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Full Force ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/22/2025 22:30 | EyeKanFly | 8,093 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2025 18:51 | covecove | 6,489 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2024 12:13 | JamesMowbray | 5,261 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2023 02:27 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,507 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2022 17:48 | mityam | 1,250 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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