Curtis
by Curtis Mayfield

Album
Curtis by Curtis Mayfield
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-09-00
Overall rank: 729th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
80/100 (from 391 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (23rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (158th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (729th)

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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 552 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,100.

Curtis Mayfield album bestography « Higher ranked (552nd)
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Curtis Lower ranked (4,627th) »
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Curtis track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Track pick (860 - 108 votes)
(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go
Average Rating: 86 (108 votes)Comments: View 2
2.
The Other Side Of Town
Average Rating: 82 (78 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
The Makings Of You
Average Rating: 81 (78 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Average Rating: 84 (80 votes)Comments: View 1
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Move On Up
Average Rating: 91 (168 votes)Comments: View 1
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Miss Black America
Average Rating: 79 (72 votes)Comments: View 1
7.
Wild And Free
Average Rating: 80 (70 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Give It Up
Average Rating: 82 (78 votes)Comments: View 0

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Curtis rankings

Curtis rankings summary
Overall rank: 729th | 1970s rank: 158th | 1970 rank: 23rd  Overall chart history
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Curtis ratings

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 !		09/03/2026 22:46 ecocruzr  Ratings distribution  21270/100
 
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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 14.5.


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Curtis forum mentions

This album has been referenced 106 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5445): By MW19704U
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by MW19704U () 1. by (1973) 2. by (1967) 3. by (1972) 4. by (1998) 6. (1970) 7. by (1968) 8. by by (1969) 10. by by by (1994) 15. by (1982) 16. by (2003) 17. by (1968) 19. by (2002) 20. (1966) 21. by by (1979) 23. by (1970) 24. by by by (1980)…”
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From BestEverAlbums 08/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5418): By baystateoftheart
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by baystateoftheart () 1. by (1966) 2. by (1965) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by (1972) 6. (2015) 7. by (2013) 8. by (1969) 9. (1971) 11. by (2015) 12. by by (2012) 14. (1989) 15. (1970) 16. (2007) 17. by (1964) 18. by (1975) 19. by (1971) 21.…”
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Curtis comments

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95/100
From 03/29/2024 14:35 | #302739
The production and performances push a record of very good, socially conscious songs to excellent. 9.5/10. (Edited)
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From 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. (Edited)
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From 03/26/2023 13:46 | #295477
Histórico!
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From 06/29/2022 19:40 | #286865
Great funky record, first track and Move On Up are definite highlights. (Edited)
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From 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. (Edited)
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