The Alchemist
by John Zorn
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John Zorn bestography
The Alchemist is ranked 9th best out of 74 albums by John Zorn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Zorn is Naked City which is ranked number 2613 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 606.
(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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The Alchemist track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Alchemist rankings
The Alchemist rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,509th | 2010s rank: 7,079th | 2014 rank: 757th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 51 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Classical | 26/98 | - |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | thekrauter | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 75 Music Albums of 2014 | 24/75 | 3 |
| 2016 | 19loveless91 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2015 |  Skinny | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 81/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/10/2023 14:44 | MW19704U | 6,986 | 59/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2016 06:59 | Toroldo | 1,699 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2016 19:28 | kaduphemingsucks | 1,583 | 75/100 |
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The Alchemist forum mentions
This album has been referenced 8 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoon
BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoon“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 by ) 1. by (2014) 2. by (2014) 3. (2014) 4. by (2014) 5. (2014) 6. by (2014) 7. by (2014) 8. by (2014) 9. (2014) 10. (2014) 11. (2014) 12. by (2014) 13. by (2014) 14. (2014) 15. by (2014) 16. (2014) 17. by by (2014) 19. by (2014) 20. (2014) 21.…”
View forum post →From RockyRaccoon 12/24/2014 00:35 in The Underrated Albums of 2014
RockyRaccoon 12/24/2014 00:35 in The Underrated Albums of 2014“Ok, I've been meaning to do this for awhile and now I'm borrowing some internet so I can. Fantastic albums of 2014 that aren't getting enough attention:”
View forum post →From Anonymous 12/01/2014 18:21 in Please post your top 3 of 2014
“that reaction when JMan's Top Three is better than most of the respected forum regulars... this Jman is of a much higher pedigree than late 2012-early 2013 Jman Anyway Though any of these are essentially interchangeable with anything in my top 10 Kyle Bobby Dunn and the Infinite Sadness by Kyle…”
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