Expression
by John Coltrane

Expression by John Coltrane
Year: 1967
Overall rank: 22,927th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 21 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1967 (191st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,446th)
Award Best albums of all time (22,927th)

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John Coltrane bestography

Expression is ranked 35th best out of 88 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 74 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,484.

John Coltrane album bestography « Higher ranked (21,784th)
Kulu Sé Mama
This album (22,927th)
Expression
Lower ranked (23,112th) »
Afro Blue Impressions

(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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Yoron Israel and “Organic” A Celebration of John Coltrane’s Centennial Birth Year
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José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Ron Blake
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Expression 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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Overall rank: 22,927th | 1960s rank: 1,446th | 1967 rank: 191st

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74/100 (from 21 votes)
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12/04/2025 15:47 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33049/100
 
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10/25/2025 15:42 Elauqsapid  Ratings distribution  2,72064/100
 
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09/02/2024 03:22 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57269/100
 
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06/04/2024 19:10 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,90374/100
 
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04/19/2024 04:32 ScrumpyArbuckle  Ratings distribution  1,13178/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.

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Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
7. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
9. Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Strange Days by The Doors
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12. Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
13. Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues
14. I Never Loved A Man, The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin
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16. The Who Sell Out by The Who
17. Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
18. Chelsea Girl by Nico
19. John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan
20. Younger Than Yesterday by The Byrds
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