The World Is A Ghetto
by WAR
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The World Is A Ghetto is ranked as the best album by WAR.
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The World Is A Ghetto track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The World Is A Ghetto rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Soul | 34/65 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1972 | 17/97 | 4 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 70 Music Albums of 1972 | 22/70 | 4 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | albums of 2021 (2 B deletd) | 50/98 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest soul / funk albums of the 70’s | 10/67 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 40 Music Albums of 1972 | 26/40 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 127 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 268 | |||
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The World Is A Ghetto ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/29/2026 22:27 | AledJames | 1,694 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 03:01 | stareaterogni0n | 584 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 19:53 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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The World Is A Ghetto forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 09/22/2023 22:05 in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's LogThe World Is A Ghetto comments
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nachosbob 11/30/2014 22:11 | #128373 | TOP COMMENT
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This would be really great if it didn't seem so inconsistent
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/16/2017 10:01 | #194401 | TOP COMMENT
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The three long tracks in the center of this album make it, perfect soundtrack to lose yourself, ending with the magnificent and haunting title track.
Of course, "Cisco Kid" is a classic, but then after that the record seems to wander just a little bit at times.
A couple really excellent songs Cisco Kid and World is a Ghetto extensive instrumental here as well. jazz rock funk
Interesting that people have picked different tracks as their favourite. I’d go for four cornered room. Fabulous track
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