Zombie
by Fela Kuti & Africa 70

Album
Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-00-00
Overall rank: 886th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 299 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (21st)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (183rd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (886th)

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Fela Kuti & Africa 70 bestography

The best album by Fela Kuti is Zombie which is ranked number 886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,968.

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Zombie track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Zombie!
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Average Rating: 83 (71 votes)Comments: View 0

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Zombie rankings

Zombie rankings summary
Overall rank: 886th | 1970s rank: 183rd | 1977 rank: 21st  Overall chart history
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81/100 (from 299 votes)
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 !		10/07/2026 22:03 pharoahstune  Ratings distribution  25479/100
 
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 !		08/31/2026 21:00 Graeme2  Ratings distribution  4,92180/100
 
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 !		07/22/2026 16:03 pinkfreud1981  Ratings distribution  64681/100

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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 81.0/100, a mean average of 79.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.


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Zombie forum mentions

This album has been referenced 112 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5449): By junodog4
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by junodog4 () 1. by (1971) 2. by (1971) 3. by (1973) 5. by (1972) 6. by (1975) 7. by (1970) 8. by (1972) 9. by (1973) 10. by (1970) 11. by (1972) 13. by by (1975) 15. by (1975) 16. by (1971) 17. by (1978) 18. by (1979) 19. by (1971) 20.…”
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Zombie comments

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From 05/02/2011 22:04 | #21062 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is one of them albums that grow on you. I remember buying it and listening to it several times thinking it was alright, then one day I put it on when alone in my car on a long drive and the full power of the title track just punched me in the face. Loved the album ever since.
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From 10/20/2018 22:21 | #222816 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 08/16/2013 18:10 | #84065 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I. Can't. Stop. Moving. ...

This is so short though, I need it to go on forever and ever. And ever.
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From 01/14/2018 05:35 | #205434 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Two engaging and immersive tracks. A deeply political album you can safely play at (almost) any party. (Edited)
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From 12/26/2009 03:51 | #7869 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I challenge you not to get up and dance on the title track !
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3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
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