Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman
by John Zorn
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman is ranked 7th best out of 74 albums by John Zorn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Zorn is Naked City which is ranked number 2616 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 607.
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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 32/32 | 0 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 47 Music Albums of 1988 | 45/47 | 0 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1988 | 62/81 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 28/28 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1988 year, 101-200* | 8/8 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1989 | 88/99 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 1 | 95/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 02:37 | stareaterogni0n | 581 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2026 18:00 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/01/2025 07:32 | spinout | 3,502 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.6/100, a mean average of 61.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.
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Favorite Tracks:Word For Bird, Blues Connotation, Broadway Blues, Mob Job
planetneutral 01/07/2018 19:33 | #204877
Like Ornette on speed. Kinda loud for the office.
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