Free Lancing (studio album)
by James Blood Ulmer
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James Blood Ulmer–Free Lancing–1981 Columbia–FC 37327 Vinyl Record LP
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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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 15355 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 73.
(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 74 out of 100 (1 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
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Free Lancing rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 80,145th | 1980s rank: 8,748th | 1981 rank: 898th| 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 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1901-2000 | 63/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1981... #101-200 | 30/100 | - |
| 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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| ! | 09/04/2025 20:53 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,512 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 23:42 | Skerns | 5,059 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2021 18:44 | craola | 4,396 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2017 05:55 | PurpleHazel | 1,499 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2016 04:52 | NoisyBeast | 13,316 | 74/100 |
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