The Centaur And The Phoenix
by Yusef Lateef
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Yusef Lateef bestography
The Centaur And The Phoenix is ranked 5th best out of 25 albums by Yusef Lateef on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yusef Lateef is Eastern Sounds which is ranked number 3673 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 406.
(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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The Centaur And The Phoenix track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Centaur And The Phoenix rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 15 Music Albums of 1960 | 3/15 | 4 |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1960 | 54/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Yusef Lateef: So Far.. | 8/11 | - |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 24 Music Albums of 1960 | 17/24 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 74 Music Albums of 1960 | 62/74 | 1 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 72 Music Albums of 1960 | 57/72 | 1 |
| 2023 |  travelful | Top 43 Music Albums of 1960 | 25/43 | 2 |
| 2022 | kokkinos | Top 13 Music Albums of 1960 | 9/13 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 | 79/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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The Centaur And The Phoenix ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/25/2026 04:41 | AAL2014 | 4,353 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2026 00:37 | Skerns | 5,224 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2026 19:07 | louisbert | 3 | 85/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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