Tom Zé
by Tom Zé
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Tom Zé bestography
Tom Zé is ranked 8th best out of 23 albums by Tom Zé on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Zé is Estudando O Samba which is ranked number 6859 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 191.
(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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Tom Zé track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Tom Zé 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 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Ceviche & Empanadas | 59/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Favorite Albums From Brazil 🇧🇷 | 5/21 | - |
| 2026 | brun027 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1970 | 37/49 | 1 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Gooz | Some Forgotten Brazilian Pieces | 33/97 | - |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Tom Zé: So Far.. | 2/4 | - |
| 2021 |  bonafini | Top 40 Music Albums of 1970 | 31/40 | 1 |
| 2019 | saacsquatch | Albums Of The 1970s, 101-200 | 28/100 | - |
| 2018 | saacsquatch | Top 84 Music Albums of 1970 | 28/84 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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Tom Zé ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/03/2026 23:46 |  VictorVale | 3,929 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 12:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,716 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2025 15:27 | Hayden | 7,979 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
Tom Zé forum mentions
Norman Bates 04/19/2015 15:00 in What album are you listening to right now?Tom Zé comments
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His 2nd LP. Not as cerebral, experimental or abrasive as some of his later (and best) records, but very creative and with a great sense of humour. Some beautiful ballads, as "Passageiro" (he'd stop doing those after a few years).
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