Black & Blue
by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes bestography
Black & Blue is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes is Wake Up Everybody which is ranked number 24910 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 39.
(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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Black & Blue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black & Blue rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 26 Music Albums of 1973 | 14/26 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | frankoceanlover | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Greatest Disco Songs | 64/99 | - |
| 2018 |  CharlieBarley | My Favourite Disco Songs | 84/100 | - |
| 2018 | bobbyb5 | Top 81 Music Albums of 1973 | 60/81 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Black & Blue ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/28/2026 13:28 | TonySayers61 | 25,799 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 13:55 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2024 13:31 | matterhornrider | 5,186 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.
Black & Blue forum mentions
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