The Pearls
by Jelly Roll Morton
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Jelly Roll Morton bestography
The Pearls is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Jelly Roll Morton on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jelly Roll Morton is New Orleans Memories which is ranked number 16281 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 69.
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The Pearls track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Pearls rankings
The Pearls rankings summary
Overall rank: 38,268th | 1980s rank: 4,566th | 1988 rank: 460th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1980s | 51/100 | - |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Piano/Keyboard Albums | 41/100 | - |
| 2013 | setalpgninnpseki | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 85/100 | - |
| 2013 | setalpgninnpseki | Top 24 Music Albums of the 1980s | 6/24 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/02/2024 21:08 |  Cardboardfolder | 3,731 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2018 02:24 |  Maxence | 12,755 | 61/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2017 17:10 | Fischman | 11,855 | 66/100 |
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setalpgninnpseki 10/18/2013 16:31 | #88679
Wonderful compilation of his early recordings. These versions were the ones that played under the Charlie Chaplin shorts I used to watch as a kid. Great memories.
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