Music Is The Message
by Kool & The Gang
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Kool & The Gang bestography
Music Is The Message is ranked 8th best out of 28 albums by Kool & The Gang on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kool & The Gang is Spirit Of The Boogie which is ranked number 8411 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 147.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Music Is The Message track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Music Is The Message rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Top 48 Music Albums of 1972 | 15/48 | 4 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Funk & Soul | 24/100 | - |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '65 to '74 | 91/100 | - |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1972 | 68/90 | 1 |
| 2024 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 91/99 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tony58 | Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s | 23/95 | 15 |
| 2021 |  Boltzmann | Top 14 Music Albums of 1972 | 11/14 | 1 |
| 2018 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1972 | 46/51 | 1 |
| 2015 | sonicdiscourse | A Fart New Year | 44/67 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
Music Is The Message collection
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Music Is The Message ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/28/2023 14:15 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2023 20:46 | TonySayers61 | 23,423 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2022 00:01 | bonnequestion | 1,599 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2021 04:59 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2021 01:56 | Boltzmann | 1,728 | 68/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Boltzmann 05/24/2021 01:56 | #270029
On the title track you can hear how hard they try to not make it too obvious that it's a Thank You (Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf) tribute. I can't blame them, it was the blueprint for disco.
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