Zombie (studio album)
by Fela Kuti & Africa 70

Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 887th   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 294 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (191st)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (887th)

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Fela Kuti & Africa 70 bestography

The best album by Fela Kuti is Zombie which is ranked number 887 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,946.

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Zombie track list

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Zombie rankings

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Overall rank: 887th | 1970s rank: 191st | 1977 rank: 22nd

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81/100 (from 294 votes)
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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 80.9/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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90/100
From 10/26/2024 17:56 | #305777
Excellent album and political! 9/10!
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From 09/08/2021 16:28 | #273496
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From 10/20/2018 22:21 | #222816
An incredible record for political as well as musical reasons. These two tracks are incredible, powerful grooves that will no doubt hold the power to make people dance in thousands of years time. The genesis of the afrobeat genre and, in my opinion, one of the most important records of the 20th century.
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From 03/01/2018 17:17 | #209856
Well crafted grooves showcasing jazz and afrobeat.
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From 01/14/2018 05:35 | #205434
Two engaging and immersive tracks. A deeply political album you can safely play at (almost) any party.
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From 09/11/2016 21:27 | #174789
Easily one of the best of the 70s; extremely important for political reasons as well as musical. Two pioneering (and very catchy) tracks from the man who birthed the "afrobeat" genre.
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From 01/27/2015 15:48 | #132727
Intense music.
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From 10/07/2014 10:24 | #123596
THE one afrobeat album everyone should own!
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From 03/19/2014 01:14 | #106744
Fantastic album!

Definitely dance-able

Thanks lethal!
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