The Boss (studio album)
by Diana Ross

The Boss by Diana Ross
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 21,935th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 21 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (260th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,666th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,935th)
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Diana Ross – The Boss, 12" Vinyl / LP, Motown, 1979
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Diana Ross bestography

The Boss is ranked 5th best out of 49 albums by Diana Ross on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Diana Ross is Diana which is ranked number 3008 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 503.

Diana Ross album bestography « Higher ranked (21,168th)
Baby It's Me
This album (21,935th)
The Boss
Lower ranked (25,397th) »
Surrender

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The Boss track list

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 21 votes)
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06/26/2025 22:43 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 14,27074/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.

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From 07/30/2014 05:57
This album was written by Ashford & Simpson and is one of Diana Ross's best, contains the standout tracks The Boss, No One Gets The Prize, It's My House and Once In The Morning mostly a "dance" album except for the closing 2 ballads and the communal call for unity All for One it has stood the test of time . The "Chic" album would follow.
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