The Essential Bessie Smith (compilation album) by Bessie Smith
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Bessie Smith bestography
The Essential Bessie Smith is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Bessie Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bessie Smith is Bessie Smith Album which is ranked number 8990 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 135.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Essential Bessie Smith rankings
All 7 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 50 Blues albums of all time by DMD | 3/50 | - |
| 2025 |  EyeKanFly | Top 93 Music Albums of 1997 | 43/93 | 3 |
| 2023 |  Decurso | They Call It the Blues:100 Blues Favourites | 51/100 | - |
| 2022 | EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 9) | 7/100 | - |
| 2020 | boppare | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 37/100 | 34 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Jazzz Compilations | 31/40 | - |
| 2015 | briggs54 | Blues Compilations | 5/42 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 37 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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65/100  | 05/26/2022 14:17 | EyeKanFly | | 65/100 |
75/100 | 09/10/2020 12:21 |  Tamthebam | | 69/100 |
80/100 | 06/01/2020 12:15 | spinout | | 81/100 |
100/100 | 01/17/2019 17:00 | boppare | | 78/100 |
65/100 | 08/30/2018 01:25 |  Maxence | | 61/100 |
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