Empress Of The Blues
by Bessie Smith
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Bessie Smith bestography
Empress Of The Blues is ranked as the best album by Bessie Smith.
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Empress Of The Blues track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Empress Of The Blues 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 |  junodog4 | Top 10 Music Albums of the 1940s | 10/10 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 30 Music Albums of the 1940s | 20/30 | 7 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | downandout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1940s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 63 Music Albums of the 1940s | 59/63 | 2 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | 1940 - The Very Best Albums | 3/69 | - |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 70 Music Albums of 1940 | 4/69 | - |
| 2025 |  VictorVale | Top 11 Music Albums of the 1940s | 4/11 | 15 |
| 2025 | Siromynian | Top 4 Music Albums of 1940 | 4/4 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 152 | |||
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Empress Of The Blues ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/26/2026 17:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,888 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2025 07:04 | Siromynian | 1,732 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2024 00:58 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.2.
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VictorVale 09/02/2020 10:56 | #257675
Pepita de ouro da lama do racismo. Ensinou como o americano a cantar o blues.
Montpejo 04/08/2020 18:49 | #249675
Highlights:
Young Woman's Blues
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