Shaft
by Isaac Hayes
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Isaac Hayes bestography
Shaft is ranked 3rd best out of 20 albums by Isaac Hayes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Isaac Hayes is Hot Buttered Soul which is ranked number 727 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,357.
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Shaft 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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Shaft rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | My mostalbums in 2023 2 B deleted | 19/60 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 57 Music Albums of 1971 | 57/57 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | April - June 2022 (deleting) | 9/88 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest soul / funk albums of the 70’s | 3/67 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 44 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/44 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 6/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 20/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 130 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 213 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 19:04 | RemainInLight | 3,769 | 35/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 19:10 | Jakor | 5,544 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 10:23 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1972 Grammy's. The eventual winner was Tapestry by Carole King (Edited)
Album Rating: 74.87
(1,123/15)
July 1971
Isaac Hayes (US): Shaft (OST)
1.Theme From Shaft. 94
2.Bumpy's Lament. 74
3.Walk From Regio's. 73
4.Ellie's Love Theme. 69
5.Shaft's Cab Ride. 65
6.Cafe Regio's. 75
7.Early Sunday Morning. 69
8.Be Yourself. 72
9.Friend's Place. 73
10.Soulsville. 78
11.No Name Bar. 75
12.Bumpy's Blues. 73
13.Shaft Strikes Again. 70
14.Do Your Thing. 80
15.End Theme. 83
In order:
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Theme From Shaft. 94
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - End Theme. 83
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Do Your Thing. 80
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Soulsville. 78
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Cafe Regio's. 75
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - No Name Bar. 70
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Bumpy's Lament. 74
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Friend's Place. 73
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Bumpy's Blues. 73
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Walk From Regio's. 73
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Be Yourself. 72
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Shaft Strikes Again. 70
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Early Sunday Morning. 69
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Ellie's Love Theme. 69
Isaac Hayes (Shaft OST) - Shaft's Cab Ride. 65 (Edited)
The title track is fantastic and do your thing is quite amazing. A masterpiece
seb7 07/27/2021 18:36 | #271991 | TOP COMMENT
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The whole album is awesome, but the title track is just awesome.
movie soundtrack elevator music (Edited)
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