1969
by Gabor Szabo
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Gabor Szabo bestography
1969 is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Gabor Szabo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gabor Szabo is Dreams which is ranked number 6124 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 215.
(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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1969 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (4 out of 11 tracks have been rated).
1969 rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Graeme2 | Top 83 Music Albums of 1969 | 69/83 | 1 |
| 2022 |  bonafini | Top 37 Music Albums of 1969 | 26/37 | 2 |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1969 | 17/40 | - |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 99/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
1969 collection
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1969 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/31/2025 21:04 | jnmayles | 2,050 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2023 17:40 |  OldToad | 1,283 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2020 00:16 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,546 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2018 19:49 | Fischman | 11,846 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2018 01:11 | TodFitz | 27,325 | 63/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.8.
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OldToad 09/08/2023 17:35 | #299044
Not Szabo's best, that's for sure. I have a soft spot for this sort of approach to instrumental covers of pop tunes--sort of like Booker T & the MGs--and I love Szabo's playing style, but this whole thing sounds muffled and fuzzy, and the performances...maybe could have used another take on some of these tracks, I think he leaves a little meat on the bone. There are much better Gabor Szabo albums (The Sorcerer, High Contrast, Spellbinder, Jazz Raga eg) but even here I get a kick out of listening to his explorations of this kind of style on short pop covers.
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