Rapture
by Anita Baker
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Rapture is ranked as the best album by Anita Baker.
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Rapture track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Rapture rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 16:08 |  Tamthebam | 23,170 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 23:54 | Rivera | 2,047 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2026 22:11 | AledJames | 1,652 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 02:25 | stareaterogni0n | 546 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 08:51 | JamesMowbray | 5,618 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Jboy56 02/10/2022 10:32 | #281062
78:100 3 good songs, others quite generic light soul songs. Enjoyable?
planetneutral 01/26/2021 02:46 | #265123 | TOP COMMENT
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It's hard to deny her voice, which gets featured on a couple of great songs and some otherwise perfectly palatable 80s R&B music.
TheDude85 04/26/2019 19:05 | #235532 | TOP COMMENT
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A great combination of Jazz and Soul, vocalist Anita Baker set the standard for 1980-1990's singers. "Rapture" was deservedly a big hit on the R&B charts and the Pop Charts with glorious singles like "Sweet Love", "No One In The World", and the title cut. A divine listen which bears repeated plays.
Tamthebam 10/18/2016 20:35 | #177109
One of the best soul albums of all time. Anita Baker has an amazing voice jazzy and emotional. This is her best album every track is a winner the best being Sweet Love, Rapture, Same Old Love & U Bring Me Joy. Compositions is another great album of hers. (Edited)
Lachapelle 01/26/2016 21:35 | #157849 | TOP COMMENT
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MF DOOM sampled quite a bit from this album, for all the hip hop heads out there..
Anita Baker has a remarkable voice. A must have soul album. Sweet Love & Caught Up In The Rapture are just wonderful.
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