The Wildest!
by Louis Prima
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The Wildest! is ranked as the best album by Louis Prima.
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The Wildest! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Wildest! 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 |  ERadio | 201-300 | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 27 Music Albums of the 1950s | 20/27 | 6 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 17 Music Albums of the 1950s | 17/17 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s | 9/59 | 17 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 69 Music Albums of 1956 | 26/69 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 3 Music Albums of 1956 | 1/3 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 74 Music Albums of the 1950s | 38/74 | 10 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 12 Music Albums of 1956 | 9/12 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 146 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 827 | |||
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The Wildest! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/04/2026 19:42 |  VictorVale | 3,901 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 09:07 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 22:51 | AledJames | 1,704 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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The Wildest! forum mentions
CharlieBarley 04/26/2024 19:05 in What album are you listening to right now?
Romanelli 03/07/2022 20:10 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
RoundTheBend 04/28/2018 14:32 in Jazz: Competition & DiscussionThe Wildest! comments
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A really fun listen! Granted, the record sounds a bit dated in some parts, but that doesn't take away from its overall charm. If you like big band music, this one's for you.
The instrumentation on this record is very fun and there is a lot of very good solos from all of the musicians. It sounds very vintage and always brings up feelings of nostalgia despite me being born decades after this first released. The sound is very wholesome and warm and it sounds like Prima is singing exclusively to us. His vocal is phenomenal and the accompanying performance from Keely Smith acts as a brilliant contrast to his more masculine rough tones. The trumpet is a major highlight for me and really elevates tracks like Jump, Jive An' Wail. However, the music does get repetitive by the close and it could do with some more experimentation thrown in as well. Overall, this is an extremely fun album that stirs all kinds of feelings whether its your first time hearing it or your 100th time.
Shocked to see this so low! King Louis slayed this album! (Edited)
sszwalbenest 10/20/2021 15:57 | #275204 | TOP COMMENT
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Such a fun record! I really feel teleported back to the 50's with this one. A nice balance of sweet and funny, and just a wonderfully performed album.
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