I Got What It Takes (studio album)
by Koko Taylor
Condition: Used
Koko Taylor bestography
I Got What It Takes is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Koko Taylor on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Koko Taylor is Koko Taylor which is ranked number 14310 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 79.
(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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I Got What It Takes track list

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
I Got What It Takes rankings
All 14 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | spinout | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s | 55/99 | 9 |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 78/100 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 77/100 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Finky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2023 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1975 | 4/40 | 5 | |
| 2021 | Favorite Blues Albums | 56/100 | - | |
| 2020 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 41/100 | 12 | |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2017 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 74/100 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Greatest Blues Albums | 78/100 | - | |
| 2015 | Finky | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 88/100 | - |
| 2015 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 50/100 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Top 1000 Albums of the 1970s... #601-700 | 42/100 | - | |
| 2014 | Grymer | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 28/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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60/100 | 03/10/2024 12:33 | TonySayers61 | ![]() | 64/100 |
75/100 | 04/03/2023 08:02 | ![]() | 75/100 | |
70/100 | 12/17/2021 05:21 | ![]() | 66/100 | |
40/100 | 01/25/2018 02:18 | TodFitz | ![]() | 63/100 |
50/100 | 12/08/2017 00:42 | Mark6313 | ![]() | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Koko Taylor was a great blues growler. Lot of good tunes on this album, which I think was her best. She has good band behind her, and the sax player is outstanding and gets a lot of solos. My favorite songs on this album:
- Trying To Make A Living
- I Got What It Takes
- Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
- Be What You Want To Be
- Big Boss Man
- Find A Fool
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