Osibisa
by Osibisa
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Osibisa bestography
Osibisa is ranked as the best album by Osibisa.
(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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Osibisa track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Osibisa rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Album covers: Quirky, intriguing, aesthetically pleasing | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 58/67 | 1 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 65 Music Albums of 1971 | 30/65 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2024 |  DanielNunes93 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s | 32/99 | 14 |
| 2024 | ExTeaSea | Jazz: Favs alphabetical by artists | 29/54 | - |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 82/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 100 | |||
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Osibisa ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/17/2026 21:44 | MadhattanJack | 6,003 | 66/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 13:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,557 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 23:33 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
Forum mentions
neilgee 06/11/2025 13:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
RockyRaccoon 09/11/2023 12:50 in Let's Get Progressive: Progging into 1984 neilgee 04/10/2023 12:23 in What album are you listening to right now?Osibisa comments
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Jboy56 04/28/2023 12:36 | #296456
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. (Edited)
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