Swing Low
by Sam Cooke

Swing Low by Sam Cooke
Year: 1961
Overall rank: 17,164th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 16 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1961 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,146th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,164th)

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Sam Cooke bestography

Swing Low is ranked 14th best out of 28 albums by Sam Cooke on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sam Cooke is Night Beat which is ranked number 1319 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,292.

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Overall rank: 17,164th | 1960s rank: 1,146th | 1961 rank: 75th

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74/100 (from 16 votes)
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02/21/2026 09:49 gregthealien  Ratings distribution  1,05775/100
 
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09/23/2025 08:14 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,94169/100
 
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09/14/2022 07:51 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.

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Best tracks: Twilight on the Trail, Chain Gain, Goin' Home
Worst tracks: Long Long Ago, You Belong to Me
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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
7. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
8. Showcase by Patsy Cline
9. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
10. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
11. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
12. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
13. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
14. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
15. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
16. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
17. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
18. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
19. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
20. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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