Is It Because I'm Black (studio album)
by Syl Johnson

Is It Because I'm Black by Syl Johnson
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 27,061st   
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75/100 (from 11 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1970 (288th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,082nd)
Award Best albums of all time (27,061st)

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Overall rank: 27,061st | 1970s rank: 3,082nd | 1970 rank: 288th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 11 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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