Perceptions
by Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie bestography
Perceptions is ranked 16th best out of 37 albums by Dizzy Gillespie on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dizzy Gillespie is At Newport which is ranked number 9858 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 124.
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Perceptions rankings summary
Overall rank: 69,829th | 1960s rank: 3,710th | 1961 rank: 235th (Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 39 Music Albums of 1961 | 35/39 | 1 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 | 51/86 | 2 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Musicians: Trumpet | 2/16 | - |
| 2015 | briggs54 | Jazz 1-100 | 93/98 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/22/2025 04:34 | PapaShiz86 | 11,533 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2022 03:22 | Gendjar | 4,752 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2021 12:34 | TonySayers61 | 25,031 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2020 23:52 | stangetzaway | 2,307 | 84/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2018 20:03 | TodFitz | 27,378 | 63/100 |
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