Free Lancing
by James Blood Ulmer
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James Blood Ulmer bestography
Free Lancing is ranked 8th best out of 13 albums by James Blood Ulmer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Blood Ulmer is America - Do You Remember The Love? which is ranked number 16280 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 69.
(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 Lancing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Free Lancing rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 85 Music Albums of 1981 | 75/85 | 1 |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1981 | 39/60 | - |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Jazz Albums ~ Part One | 57/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1981... #101-200 | 30/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1901-2000 | 63/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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Free Lancing ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/09/2026 20:10 | LosWochos | 47,490 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2025 20:53 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,649 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 23:42 | Skerns | 5,155 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2021 18:44 | craola | 4,437 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2017 05:55 | PurpleHazel | 1,515 | 79/100 |
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