The Boss
by Diana Ross

The Boss by Diana Ross
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 22,096th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 22 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (261st)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (2,645th)
Award Best albums of all time (22,096th)

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Diana Ross "Diana Extended / The Remixes" 1994 Motown 12" Promo Vinyl The Boss
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Diana Ross bestography

The Boss is ranked 6th best out of 49 albums by Diana Ross on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Diana Ross is Diana which is ranked number 2781 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 564.

Diana Ross album bestography « Higher ranked (22,084th)
Surrender
This album (22,096th)
The Boss
Lower ranked (33,107th) »
Swept Away

(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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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 22,096th | 1970s rank: 2,645th | 1979 rank: 261st

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 22 votes)
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05/08/2026 18:45 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 69.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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From 07/30/2014 05:57 | #118095
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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