Osibisa (studio album)
by Osibisa

Osibisa by Osibisa
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 10,957th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 27 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (161st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,554th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,957th)

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Osibisa track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 27 votes)
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10/25/2025 23:33 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 14,37774/100
 
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02/03/2025 22:01 jnmayles  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,02573/100
 
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12/26/2024 20:07 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,65984/100
 
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09/20/2023 20:56 EyeKanFly  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,09265/100
 
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04/28/2023 12:34 Jboy56  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,26878/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.1.

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85/100
From 04/28/2023 12:36
A fine Santana-style afro-jazz fusion. A mostly forgotten at least in the bigger picture. My schoolmates liked this very much in the early 70s but I totally missed the greatness of Osibisa.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
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13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
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