Born Under A Bad Sign
by Albert King

Born Under A Bad Sign by Albert King
Year: 1967
Release date: 1967-08-00
Overall rank: 2,000th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 176 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1967 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (193rd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,000th)

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Born Under A Bad Sign is ranked as the best album by Albert King.

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Born Under A Bad Sign
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,000th | 1960s rank: 193rd | 1967 rank: 32nd

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 176 votes)
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80/100
 
02/23/2026 11:55 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,04283/100
 
80/100
 
11/02/2025 04:27 Larcx13  Ratings distribution  2,85074/100
 
80/100
 
08/27/2025 17:07 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distribution  1,74282/100
 
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07/22/2025 18:00 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,08172/100
 
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05/27/2025 18:47 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,72470/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.

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85/100
From 06/11/2020 16:48 | #253311
The best of Blues!
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95/100
From 02/06/2019 18:32 | #231452
One of the best blues albums I've ever heard. Pity that this man never got the accolades he deserved.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 07/14/2016 18:35 | #171304
Thoroughly enjoyable blues album. It's perfect for a hot sweaty summers night. Full of character and atmosphere. One of the great blues records.
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From 03/21/2015 18:51 | #137460
The first album I owned... Good times.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 01/13/2015 20:03 | #131457
A blues staple. King's influence on the guitar playing of the late 60s is undeniable and it can be heard best from this album.
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From 01/08/2015 20:03 | #131086
Great vocals and great guitar! Finally music from the 60s I can go listen to!
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Rating:  
75/100
From 12/30/2014 18:08 | #130444
This may be the album that made the man but it's not his best work.
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From 11/03/2014 17:51 | #126100
Interesting at times.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 03/15/2013 23:44 | #68502
This album is freakin amazing. It alternates between Albert Kings signature less is more guitar style with upbeat funky blues and very soulful stuff. Albert King is a genius.
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From 06/08/2012 23:57 | #44132
A definite must have for fans of the blues guitar. Albert King was a master.
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