Curtis
by Curtis Mayfield
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Curtis Mayfield bestography
Curtis is ranked 2nd best out of 26 albums by Curtis Mayfield on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Curtis Mayfield is Super Fly which is ranked number 550 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,121.
(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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Curtis track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Curtis rankings
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Curtis ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/18/2026 02:07 |  AvalancheGrips | 777 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 18:18 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2026 12:01 | Liks_on_music | 655 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 20:19 | RemainInLight | 3,616 | 35/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 19:27 | AdamRP | 15 | 29/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.1/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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The production and performances push a record of very good, socially conscious songs to excellent. 9.5/10.
teague 02/17/2024 20:01 | #302051
B-side of this record is perfect. A-side bangs as well, especially If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go and We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue.
VictorVale 03/26/2023 13:46 | #295477
Histórico!
Great funky record, first track and Move On Up are definite highlights.
seb7 01/25/2021 17:14 | #265073
Great album! My only problem with this album is that the mood itself doesn't really change except for Move On Up.
planetneutral 12/22/2020 05:24 | #263050
While not every song moves me, the combination of groove and gravitas is compelling and transportational.
Boltzmann 02/28/2020 14:28 | #248311
Extraordinarily well produced for an album from 1970. I don't know whether to group this with the feel-good pre-disco of Marvin Gaye, or the hard funk of Sly and Funkadelic. But since it is before both, I'll just say: this shit is good.
TheDude85 07/04/2019 16:34 | #238926 | TOP COMMENT
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Incredible reporting on the world as seen from one black man's perspective, that transcended and opened the eyes of many in thw white establishment. A Peerless album - one of the best of all time.
Tamthebam 07/10/2016 13:05 | #171007 | TOP COMMENT
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The debut solo album from Mayfield continuing his social commentary on black America that he started with the Impressions. The sound is funkier than that of The Impressions but the song titles say it all - If There's a Hell Below We're All Gonna Go, Miss Black America & We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue. The best track however is Move On Up an edited version of which was a big hit in the U.K.
Another quality Curtis Mayfield record. Great songs as always, especially, if there's a hell below, miss black America, and off course, move on up. Still thrilling after all these years.
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