Planet Rock: The Album
by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
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Planet Rock: The Album is ranked as the best album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force.
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Planet Rock: The Album track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Planet Rock: The Album ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/06/2026 14:55 | jonny5244 | 8,460 | 63/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 21:47 | Jakor | 5,496 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2025 08:55 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2025 08:45 | JamesMowbray | 5,620 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2025 10:16 | RemainInLight | 3,657 | 35/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Favorite Tracks:Lookin' For The Perfect Beat
Graeme2 07/02/2014 21:04 | #115862
Maybe not as good as some make out but pretty good all the same. It's not an all out classic. The first track obviously is and the next two which I think were also singles are great too. The rest is not quite up to this level.
junodog4 10/01/2012 16:49 | #51582
One of the seminal old-school hip-hop albums. Modern hip-hop owes so much to this. Renegades of Funk is a highlight.
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