The Real McCoy
by McCoy Tyner
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McCoy Tyner bestography
The Real McCoy is ranked as the best album by McCoy Tyner.
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The Real McCoy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Real McCoy 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 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1967 | 19/51 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 79 Music Albums of 1967 | 22/79 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 61 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/61 | 6 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 72 Music Albums of 1967 | 58/72 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 30 Music Albums of 1967 | 30/30 | 0 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | McCoy Tyner: So Far.. | 7/18 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 78 Music Albums of 1967 | 33/78 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 42 Music Albums of 1967 | 17/42 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 30 Music Albums of 1967 | 20/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1967 | 62/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 258 | |||
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The Real McCoy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 10:42 | AAL2014 | 4,302 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2026 21:44 | matterhornrider | 5,168 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2026 10:11 | Hyggevinyl | 4,466 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 80.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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The Real McCoy forum mentions
baystateoftheart 11/12/2025 04:56 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)The Real McCoy comments
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Jboy56 01/17/2023 15:27 | #293004 | TOP COMMENT
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This album grows with each listens, a forgotten classic and the musicianship is heavenly,
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/07/2019 04:30 | #231478 | TOP COMMENT
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It'd be hard to oversell this album as it is a genuine and unique jazz masterpiece. (Edited)
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/16/2018 00:36 | #211019 | TOP COMMENT
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An excellent piece. I wasn't quite used to Tyner's playing style when I first came to it, but after listening to A Love Supreme a lot, this album has also grown on me. The obvious standout to me is Search For Peace, a song that seems to be jazz-standard quality, and I'm surprised it isnt one.
80/100
One of the greatest jazz albums. Brilliant musicianship and the performances are stunning. Should be more highly praised. (Edited)
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