Unknown Soldier
by Fela Kuti & Africa 70

Unknown Soldier by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 23,015th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 20 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (272nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,727th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,015th)

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Fela Kuti & Africa 70 bestography

Unknown Soldier is ranked 17th best out of 57 albums by Fela Kuti on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Fela Kuti is Zombie which is ranked number 880 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,959.

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Overall rank: 23,015th | 1970s rank: 2,727th | 1979 rank: 272nd

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77/100 (from 20 votes)
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01/19/2026 00:57 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,16470/100
 
80/100
 
12/29/2025 17:31 Norman Bates  Ratings distribution  10,03475/100
 
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07/10/2025 08:35 Dingerbell  Ratings distribution  4,00362/100
 
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05/16/2024 05:28 javicho07  Ratings distribution  3,08181/100
 
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11/29/2023 12:27 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,39269/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.

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From 02/13/2022 15:01 | #281253
Genial, o senso rítmico é insano!
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Best Albums of 1979
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2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
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