The Wildest! (studio album)
by Louis Prima

The Wildest! by Louis Prima
Year: 1956
Overall rank: 1,994th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 135 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1956 (10th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1950s (51st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,994th)

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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).

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The Wildest! rankings

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Overall rank: 1,994th | 1950s rank: 51st | 1956 rank: 10th

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The Wildest! ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 135 votes)
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11/07/2025 19:33 Guigou   1,36375/100
 
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07/07/2025 09:55 djnizzi   2,85880/100

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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 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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65/100
From 05/10/2022 19:05 | #285189
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.
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80/100
From 11/11/2021 17:25 | #276175
Shocked to see this so low! King Louis slayed this album!
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From 10/20/2021 15:57 | #275204
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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From 11/28/2020 21:43 | #261600
Love it.
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From 04/05/2015 23:03 | #138909
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.
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