The Midnight Special
by Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte bestography
The Midnight Special is ranked 8th best out of 32 albums by Harry Belafonte on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Harry Belafonte is Calypso which is ranked number 2806 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 551.
(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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The Midnight Special track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Midnight Special rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 40 Music Albums of 1962 | 27/40 | 2 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan - Sideman tracks | 1/8 | - |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2023 |  MadhattanJack | Top 39 Music Albums of 1962 | 18/39 | 3 |
| 2022 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2019 |  sssvnnn | Top 20 Music Albums of 1962 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2016 | mjbreuer | Top 64 Music Albums of the 1960s | 51/64 | 4 |
| 2016 | mjbreuer | Top 3 Music Albums of 1962 | 2/3 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 22 | |||
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The Midnight Special ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/09/2025 10:35 | duelek | 1,737 | 76/100 | |
| 02/18/2025 23:02 | Moondance | 20,215 | 72/100 | |
| 04/26/2023 19:02 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 03/25/2023 15:29 |  Igtonumama | 10,791 | 63/100 | |
| 03/06/2023 11:19 |  Tamthebam | 23,013 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.8/100, a mean average of 63.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Jboy56 10/09/2022 15:31 | #290316
Partially interesting, a mediocre album, but listeneable
Track 1 - The Midnight Special - is memorable as it has Bob Dylan on harmonica in his first ever studio recording.
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