Soul Makossa
by Manu Dibango
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Manu Dibango bestography
Soul Makossa is ranked 2nd best out of 21 albums by Manu Dibango on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manu Dibango is Afro Soul Machine which is ranked number 15258 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 75.
(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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Soul Makossa track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Soul Makossa rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | African Albums | 35/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1972 | 13/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1972 | 12/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  ExTeaSea | Top 65 Music Albums of 1972 | 62/65 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Vaggelis | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 85/99 | 1 |
| 2022 |  EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 3) | 51/100 | - |
| 2021 | badger | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2021 |  baystateoftheart | In Remembrance: 2020 | 39/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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Soul Makossa ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/26/2026 21:11 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,759 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 07:38 | Norman Bates | 10,211 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 07:38 | RockingRoll666 | 1,927 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.2.
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Soul Makossa forum mentions
albummaster 04/11/2026 08:03 in Year Change Notices
neilgee 12/19/2025 21:51 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) EyeKanFly 01/17/2022 14:46 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
Soul Makossa comments
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EyeKanFly 01/17/2022 15:16 | #279558
The title track is legendary, but the surrounding tracks are all overlooked afro-funk greats. A wonderful album start to finish. (Edited)
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