The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3
by Jill Scott
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The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3 is ranked 6th best out of 10 albums by Jill Scott on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jill Scott is Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1 which is ranked number 4855 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 293.
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The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3 rankings summary
Overall rank: 60,473rd | 2000s rank: 11,278th | 2007 rank: 1,160th 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 |
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| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 88 Music Albums of 2007 | 18/88 | 4 |
| 2023 | Tamthebam | My Overall Chart 601-700 (1953-2020) | 82/100 | - |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2007 | 23/75 | - |
| 2021 | janetjakcson | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2014 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 2007 | 79/99 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| ! | 08/28/2026 12:52 | Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 01:02 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2021 22:22 |  Maxence | 12,814 | 61/100 |
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/05/2025 08:27 | #310416
Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2008 Grammys. The winner as Funk This by Chaka Khan (Edited)
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