Abbey Is Blue
by Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Is Blue by Abbey Lincoln
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 12,482nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 18 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1959 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (360th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,482nd)

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Abbey Is Blue is ranked as the best album by Abbey Lincoln.

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Overall rank: 12,482nd | 1950s rank: 360th | 1959 rank: 78th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 18 votes)
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11/19/2025 12:47 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,81964/100
 
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01/18/2025 09:55 videoheadcleaner  Ratings distribution  12,22785/100
 
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03/26/2023 08:37 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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11/09/2022 15:40 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86875/100
 
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10/31/2022 12:11 jonny5244  Ratings distribution  8,43363/100

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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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75/100
From 08/06/2022 06:40 | #288164
A very original voice and album. Requires some concentration from the listener.
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