Friday Night In San Francisco
by Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía
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Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía bestography
Friday Night In San Francisco is ranked as the best album by Al Di Meola / John McLaughlin / Paco De Lucía.
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Friday Night In San Francisco track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Friday Night In San Francisco rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 24 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/24 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 29 Music Albums of 1981 | 2/29 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 31/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 55/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 13 Music Albums of 1981 | 2/13 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 35/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 12/50 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 72 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 351 | |||
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Friday Night In San Francisco ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 21:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,601 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2026 11:18 | duelek | 2,135 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 22:29 | Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Forum mentions
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jeremy9 11/13/2019 18:31 | #244782 | TOP COMMENT
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Pure magic
timtooky 03/28/2014 16:51 | #107908
i recall that this was one of the first cd ever. the fantastic flamenco guitar playing, the somehow funny cover art and of course the highly erotic disc have left a lasting impression on me. although i don't adore cd any longer (of course) - at that time it seemed to be a door to a new age. and every time i look at the cover, it brings back exactly that feeling to me.
apart from my memories you can listen to the entire album with a good and relaxed feeling.
Recorded live at The Warfield Theatre, December 1980. Three Tenor of the Guitarists!
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