LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith
by LaVern Baker
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LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith is ranked as the best album by LaVern Baker.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 20 Music Albums of 1958 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1958 | 44/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2025 | TastyandTemptin | Top 13 Music Albums of 1958 | 9/13 | 2 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Uncut The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1950s (1-100) | 37/100 | - |
| 2025 |  skelter54 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1950s | 56/99 | 9 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 21 Music Albums of 1958 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2025 | replacementlevel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1958 | 24/30 | 1 |
| 2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1958 | 8/27 | 4 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1950s 1 | 67/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 58 | |||
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LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2026 16:03 | EyeKanFly | 9,062 | 65/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 11:39 | TonySayers61 | 26,017 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2025 11:24 | Tamthebam | 23,406 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
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Jboy56 01/02/2023 15:28 | #292430
Hardcore blues singing...
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