Rapture (studio album) by Anita Baker

Rapture by Anita Baker
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 3,054th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 127 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1986 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (465th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,054th)
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Rapture track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 127 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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80/100
From 02/10/2022 10:32
78:100 3 good songs, others quite generic light soul songs. Enjoyable?
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From 01/26/2021 02:46
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.
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90/100
From 04/26/2019 19:05
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.
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From 10/18/2016 20:35
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.
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From 01/26/2016 21:35
MF DOOM sampled quite a bit from this album, for all the hip hop heads out there..
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From 08/26/2012 19:32
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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