Spanish Harlem
by Ben E. King

Spanish Harlem by Ben E. King
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 24,605th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 17 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1961 (93rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,519th)
Award Best albums of all time (24,605th)

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Ben E. King bestography

Spanish Harlem is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Ben E. King on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ben E. King is Don't Play That Song! which is ranked number 9291 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 130.

Ben E. King album bestography « Higher ranked (9,291st)
Don't Play That Song!
This album (24,605th)
Spanish Harlem
Lower ranked (55,407th) »
Sings For Soulful Lovers

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 24,605th | 1960s rank: 1,519th | 1961 rank: 93rd

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Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 17 votes)
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75/100
 
10/01/2025 19:21 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,16476/100
 
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09/23/2025 11:30 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,05069/100
 
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03/26/2023 06:47 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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12/28/2022 08:17 Moondance  Ratings distribution  20,27872/100
 
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09/22/2022 10:41 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.1/100, a mean average of 64.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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From 09/22/2022 10:42 | #289862
Very amiable album with many splendid songs from the favorites catalog of the time in question.
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