Cosmic Messenger (studio album)
by Jean-Luc Ponty

Cosmic Messenger by Jean-Luc Ponty
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 31,252nd   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 20 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (348th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,416th)
Award Best albums of all time (31,252nd)

Listen on Spotify Spotify
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Cosmic Messenger by Jean-Luc Ponty (CD, Jul-1987, Atlantic (Label))
Condition: Like New


eBay
eBay
Jean-Luc Ponty Cosmic Messenger 1979 Atlantic Records 19189 tested VG+/VG
Condition: Used


eBay
eBay
Jean-Luc Ponty - Aurora / Cosmic Messenger (2-fer) [New CD]
Condition: Brand New


  My favourite store:  

Jean-Luc Ponty bestography

Cosmic Messenger is ranked 3rd best out of 30 albums by Jean-Luc Ponty on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jean-Luc Ponty is Enigmatic Ocean which is ranked number 16009 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 69.

Jean-Luc Ponty album bestography « Higher ranked (26,475th)
Civilized Evil
This album (31,252nd)
Cosmic Messenger
Lower ranked (31,252nd) »
Cosmic Messenger

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Upcoming concerts

Jan
31
Sat
20:00
Jonah Kagen
State Theatre, Portland, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Feb
13
Fri
20:00
The Rat Pack is Back - Direct from Las Vegas
Plaza Theatre, Palm Springs, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jan
28
Wed
17:30
Nothing More w/ Catch Your Breath, Archers and Doobie
Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Cosmic Messenger on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Cosmic Messenger track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Average Rating: 77 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
2.
Average Rating: 77 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Average Rating: 74 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Average Rating: 76 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Average Rating: 74 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
7.
Average Rating: 76 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
8.
Average Rating: 75 (2 votes)Comments: View 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Cosmic Messenger rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 31,252nd | 1970s rank: 3,416th | 1978 rank: 348th

Cosmic Messenger collection

Showing all 12 members who have this album in their collection

Cosmic Messenger ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 20 votes)
   Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 20 ratings for this album.

Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
60/100
 !
02/05/2025 12:56 TonySayers61   23,17064/100
 
70/100
 !
04/06/2024 20:52 BorderFreeAndrew   14,49974/100
 
70/100
 !
02/05/2024 23:14 dougcummings   2,02772/100
 
70/100
 !
04/06/2023 19:58 replacementlevel   7,71670/100
 
5/100
 !
04/03/2023 13:33 TradeShark   75447/100

Rating metrics: Help 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 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.7.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Cosmic Messenger favourites

Showing all 1 members who have added this album as a favourite

Cosmic Messenger comments

Be the first to add a comment for this album - add your comment!

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Cosmic Messenger

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
12. Hemispheres by Rush
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. All Mod Cons by The Jam
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
Back to Top