The First Seven Days
by Jan Hammer
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Jan Hammer bestography
The First Seven Days is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Jan Hammer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jan Hammer is Escape From Television which is ranked number 12430 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 95.
(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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The First Seven Days track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The First Seven Days rankings summary
Overall rank: 47,542nd | 1970s rank: 4,510th | 1975 rank: 448th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1975 5TH 100 | 5/100 | - |
| 2020 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 95 Music Albums of 1975 | 95/95 | 0 |
| 2017 | hahol | Top 78 Music Albums of 1975 | 3/78 | 5 |
| 2016 | hahol | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 1975 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 1975 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 14:39 | cicadelic | 13,889 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 02:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2022 10:14 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,991 | 89/100 |
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hahol 11/22/2014 11:47 | #127705
The talented fusion keyboard player from Mahavishnu on his own with a concept album. A pure keyboard album, guaranteed without guitars, often called the first acidjazz record. Some beautiful passages and various moods with genuine spirit. Very underrated work!
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