Night Dreamer
by Wayne Shorter
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Wayne Shorter bestography
Night Dreamer is ranked 3rd best out of 22 albums by Wayne Shorter on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wayne Shorter is Speak No Evil which is ranked number 1465 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,168.
(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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Night Dreamer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Night Dreamer rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 38 Music Albums of 1964 | 20/38 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 99 Music Albums of 1964 | 51/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 1964 | 56/75 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Wayne Shorter: So Far.. | 2/15 | - |
| 2026 | Repeater | Top 22 Greatest Music Albums | 10/22 | 58 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1964 | 13/35 | 3 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1964 | 11/57 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 33 Music Albums of 1964 | 30/33 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 38 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 173 | |||
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Night Dreamer ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 15:19 | AAL2014 | 4,312 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 13:32 | Olli | 7,933 | 62/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 21:37 | duelek | 2,176 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.
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Night Dreamer forum mentions
baystateoftheart 06/04/2021 01:09 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionNight Dreamer comments
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Two years earlier than the brillian Speak No Evil, this album shares many qualities and emotions that album does. There are maybe five albums by Wayne Shorter that should not be missed, and this is among those. I cannot state with any use how well he carries a tune forward, but he rolls incessantly on this album, with the exceptions of the blues pieces. When I want to do a plug of work around the house and want to lift my mood while doing so, I have most Shorter Blue Note albums the ipod, and the lineup never fails to deliver joy. He was a masterful emotion smith.
Jboy56
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