The Freedom Book
by Booker Ervin
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The Freedom Book is ranked as the best album by Booker Ervin.
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The Freedom Book track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Freedom Book rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 1964 | 32/75 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1964 | 18/35 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1964 | 27/91 | 4 |
| 2025 | replacementlevel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1964 | 32/35 | 1 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1960s 3 | 26/88 | - |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | kokkinos | Top 36 Music Albums of 1964 | 22/36 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2020 | Hayden | Coffee & Cigarettes | 85/100 | - |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 35 Music Albums of 1964 | 33/35 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 24 | |||
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The Freedom Book ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/02/2026 15:19 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2025 03:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,004 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2024 19:13 | replacementlevel | 7,814 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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Jboy56 12/30/2022 16:32 in What album are you listening to right now?The Freedom Book comments
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Jboy56 12/30/2022 15:49 | #292325
The recording quality leaves something to be desired. Very good jazz. not exceptional.
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