New Ideas (studio album)
by Don Ellis
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Don Ellis bestography
New Ideas is ranked 4th best out of 8 albums by Don Ellis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Don Ellis is Electric Bath which is ranked number 26175 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 35.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Dec
20
Sat
18:00
The Atomic Punks - Van Halen Tribute, Brett Ellis Band, Murdërone (Tribute to Motörhead), The Valentine Saints, Slaughtered, Atomik Tangerine, Threat Level Midnight
Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, United States. 
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Jan
09
Fri
20:00
Cab Ellis
Bowery Ballroom, New York, United States.
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Jan
13
Tue
20:00
Kerry Ellis & Ben Forster in Concert
Sony Hall, New York, United States.
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New Ideas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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New Ideas rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 68,682nd | 1960s rank: 3,698th | 1961 rank: 237th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | martintho | Top 29 Music Albums of 1961 | 28/29 | 0 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1961 | 17/56 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2025 11:36 | duelek | 1,584 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2022 03:22 | Gendjar | 4,732 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2021 10:09 | TonySayers61 | 23,005 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2019 00:41 | martintho | 4,696 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2018 17:48 | TodFitz | 27,284 | 63/100 |
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