Santana (III)
by Santana
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Santana bestography
Santana (III) is ranked 5th best out of 61 albums by Carlos Santana on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Carlos Santana is Abraxas which is ranked number 473 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,569.
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Santana (III) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Santana (III) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 46 Music Albums of 1971 | 4/46 | 5 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 68 Music Albums of 1971 | 31/68 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 58 Music Albums of 1971 | 21/58 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1970s Pt 3 | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 65/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 184 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 693 | |||
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Santana (III) ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 hours ago | Devilwoac | 1,564 | 97/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,823 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 14:37 | Pluto11 | 12,302 | 72/100 |
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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 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Santana (III) forum mentions
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Santana (III) comments
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Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/31/2010 23:43 | #10208 | TOP COMMENT
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I grew up listening to Santana and Abraxas, and they have both pretty much always been on my mind when listing the best albums made. For some reason I never got around to getting Santana III though, and the first time I heard it was just a year or two ago. From the first time I put it on through all the times I've played it since I know that I grew up missing Santana's best album. The band has more energy than on the previous two outings, which makes the album rock harder. I wish I could have seen this live. Best tracks: Toussaint l'Overture and Everybody's Everything. (Edited)
From start to finish, I think the best collection of Santana songs with the focus on blistering guitar jams , even in the context of Santana's other work, mixed with epic percussion work. It doesn't have a big radio hit like Santana 1 or Abraxas, but I thinks it's overall slightly better than those 2 classics. If you only know their greatest hits, try this album out for further enlightment. (Edited)
I was given a Santana CD box set of three albums for Christmas some twenty years ago and this album along with Welcome and Santana make up the trio. It has been many years since I have listened to any Santana and to be honest I forgot how good it is. Carlos Santana is without question an amazing guitarist and his style suits a more 'funk' like style. The ever present congas, bongos and cowbells from the percussion corner cement the Santana sound. There is some truly epic guitar soloing on this album. (Edited)
I think if you gave me 30 seconds of music from one of Santana's first three albums I wouldn't be able to tell which one it was(unless it was one of the two Abraxas hits). Maybe I need to listen more. Still some of the best music ever made. (Edited)
Jboy56 03/10/2022 16:49 | #282643 | TOP COMMENT
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The Best Santana album empties all barrels. Easily the best SANTANA album. The guitar work is awesome on III
A rare album with NO weak tracks all are at least 85.
The guitars, rhythm sections, Hammond, great harmonies, and catchy Latin vibe tracks are all there! (Edited)
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