Transition
by John Coltrane
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John Coltrane bestography
Transition is ranked 32nd best out of 90 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 77 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,746.
(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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Transition track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Transition rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  wenny | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 69/100 | 29 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1970s 3 | 34/100 | - |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pretender | Top 23 Music Albums of 1970 | 19/23 | 1 |
| 2020 | Fischman | Best Jazz of the 1970s | 59/100 | - |
| 2020 | AlienCinema | Top 95 Music Albums of 1970 | 66/95 | 2 |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1970 | 15/39 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fischman | John Coltrane Albums Ranked | 39/58 | - |
| 2019 |  Onater | Top 44 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/44 | 3 |
| 2017 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1970 | 12/51 | 4 |
| 2015 |  Applerill | (Bolded) Coltrane Ranked | 15/33 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 51 | |||
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Transition ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/04/2026 02:55 | EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 02:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,381 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 17:25 |  DommeDamian | 7,588 | 49/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2024 19:11 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,700 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2021 12:21 | TonySayers61 | 25,206 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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