20 All-Time Greatest Hits! (compilation album)
by James Brown

20 All-Time Greatest Hits! by James Brown
(Compilation album)
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 9,113th   
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 70 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (127th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,480th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,113th)

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James Brown bestography

20 All-Time Greatest Hits! is ranked 10th best out of 94 albums by James Brown on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James Brown is James Brown Live At The Apollo which is ranked number 625 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,745.

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20 All-Time Greatest Hits! rankings

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Overall rank: 9,113th | 1990s rank: 1,480th | 1991 rank: 127th

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82/100 (from 70 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 81.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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From 09/17/2018 06:45 | #221196
Fantastic JB comp... this one truly smokes!! A perfect party platter, and great place for newcomers to begin. All these essential tracks are available on the expansive "Star Time" comp, released the same year. Can't find any fault with this tasty collection, but you'll most likely wish to seek out more JB after whetting your appetite with this savory offering!
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From 09/09/2017 04:35 | #197635
This for me is the best starting point for anyone who wants to know or find out what J.B. is all about. Soul Funk at its best . Get Up Offa that Thing !
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From 03/07/2016 21:56 | #161505
If you only have one James Brown record this is the one. Be warned it's addictive.
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From 01/09/2015 22:04 | #131179
This album is a great collection of all of James Brown's absolute mega-hits. Of course he has written so many great songs that this is simply a skimming of the absolute best songs.
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From 02/20/2014 23:10 | #103797
One of my favourite compilation albums because it has the great hist from all his phases. Even the early pre-funk stuff.
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best of brown
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From 06/07/2012 03:48 | #43953
This is it folks!..The one-place stop for all-good James Brown quickness! No other compilation is as good for the price and it's got all the early hits. Everything is great by this artist but when you want brevity this is where to go! Live at the Apollo is his absolute best work but that's just for the James Brown fans man! I want to help create disciples with this compilation. Check it out & believe my brothas & sistas!
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From 02/25/2012 10:34 | #37388
Pure funk brilliance.
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