Free Form
by Joe Harriott Quintet
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Joe Harriott Quintet bestography
Free Form is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Joe Harriott on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Harriott is Abstract which is ranked number 15613 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 74.
(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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Free Form track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Free Form rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 55 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 85 Music Albums of 1961 | 53/85 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 1961 | 23/75 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 | 81/86 | 0 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1960s 3 | 51/88 | - |
| 2024 | martintho | Top 29 Music Albums of 1961 | 25/29 | 1 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 91/99 | 0 |
| 2020 | Johnnyo | Jazz albums of the 60's that U must own | 34/44 | - |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | Madrocker | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 84/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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Free Form 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.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/02/2026 15:21 | EyeKanFly | 8,986 | 65/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2022 14:50 | LosWochos | 47,546 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2022 13:35 | jonny5244 | 8,468 | 63/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 69.0/100, a mean average of 66.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
Free Form forum mentions
bestdressed 03/17/2016 11:01 in Shine a light on an album with less than 10 votesFree Form comments
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