The Quintessence
by Quincy Jones

The Quintessence by Quincy Jones
Year: 1962
Overall rank: 60,582nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 9 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1962 (244th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (3,264th)
Award Best albums of all time (60,582nd)

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Quincy Jones bestography

The Quintessence is ranked 12th best out of 28 albums by Quincy Jones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Quincy Jones is The Dude which is ranked number 9569 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 127.

Quincy Jones album bestography « Higher ranked (59,583rd)
The Color Purple
This album (60,582nd)
The Quintessence
Lower ranked (69,224th) »
In The Heat Of The Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 60,582nd | 1960s rank: 3,264th | 1962 rank: 244th

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11/05/2024 12:06 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,15472/100
 
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