Santana IV
by Santana
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Santana IV is ranked 14th best out of 61 albums by Carlos Santana on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Carlos Santana is Abraxas which is ranked number 484 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,534.
(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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Santana IV track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/26/2026 08:11 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 23:25 | Devilwoac | 1,352 | 97/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 07:41 | brent13 | 2,111 | 67/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2025 18:54 | spinout | 3,438 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2025 17:41 | darispunk | 557 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Medelsvensson 07/01/2019 13:32 | #238740
Musically very strong, but they should have gone instrumental on this one. The vocals and especially the cringe-inducing lyrics really bring it down.
It could have been a real masterstroke. The best tracks are the ones with less vocals.
Very old school... which worked for them!
Although not at the same high level as the early albums, I like it.
RoundTheBend 07/06/2016 03:59 | #170643
Disappointed. While it musically has similarities to the original, the vocals just aren't very good.
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