Jimmy Smith United States

The best album credited to Jimmy Smith is Back At The Chicken Shack which is ranked number 4,252 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 342.

Jimmy Smith is ranked number 1,527 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 930.

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Jimmy Smith best albums

The following albums by Jimmy Smith are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
Back At The Chicken Shack 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1963
Appears in:
92 charts
Rank Score:
342
Rank in 1963:
19
Rank in 1960s:
345
Overall Rank:
4,252
Average Rating:
 73 (109 votes)
Comments:
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2.
The Sermon! 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
61 charts
Rank Score:
253
Rank in 1959:
33
Rank in 1950s:
160
Overall Rank:
5,457
Average Rating:
 74 (42 votes)
Comments:
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3.
Root Down 
Live
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
69
Rank in 1972:
214
Rank in 1970s:
2,100
Overall Rank:
16,457
Average Rating:
 75 (19 votes)
Comments:
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4.
Midnight Special 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
44
Rank in 1961:
88
Rank in 1960s:
1,406
Overall Rank:
22,715
Average Rating:
 72 (18 votes)
Comments:
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5.
The Cat 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1964
Appears in:
20 charts
Rank Score:
41
Rank in 1964:
115
Rank in 1960s:
1,468
Overall Rank:
23,833
Average Rating:
 69 (24 votes)
Comments:
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6.
House Party 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
27
Rank in 1958:
151
Rank in 1950s:
895
Overall Rank:
31,065
Average Rating:
 74 (9 votes)
Comments:
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7.
Organ Grinder Swing 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
16 charts
Rank Score:
21
Rank in 1965:
186
Rank in 1960s:
2,137
Overall Rank:
36,892
Average Rating:
 74 (13 votes)
Comments:
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8.
Groovin' At Small's Paradise, Volume 1 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
21
Rank in 1958:
180
Rank in 1950s:
1,061
Overall Rank:
37,305
Average Rating:
 72 (6 votes)
Comments:
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9.
Peter And The Wolf 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
18
Rank in 1966:
241
Rank in 1960s:
2,391
Overall Rank:
42,698
Average Rating:
 68 (11 votes)
Comments:
View 1
10.
Got My Mojo Working 
United States Jimmy Smith
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
10 charts
Rank Score:
13
Rank in 1965:
247
Rank in 1960s:
2,791
Overall Rank:
51,243
Average Rating:
 71 (8 votes)
Comments:
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Overall artist rank:
1,527
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This may not be a complete discography for Jimmy Smith.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

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Jimmy Smith best tracks

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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Back At The Chicken Shack
(from the album Back At The Chicken Shack)
Average Rating: 80 (21 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Organ Grinder's Swing
(from the album Organ Grinder Swing)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Flamingo
(from the album The Sermon!)
Average Rating: 78 (5 votes)Comments: View 1
4.
Oh No, Babe
(from the album Organ Grinder Swing)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 1
5.
Blues For J
(from the album Organ Grinder Swing)
Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
J.O.S.
(from the album The Sermon!)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Midnight Special
(from the album Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Cat
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 76 (7 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
St. Louis Blues
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Minor Chant
(from the album Back At The Chicken Shack)
Average Rating: 76 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Delon's Blues
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Basin Street Blues
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
One O'Clock Jump
(from the album Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
(from the album Back At The Chicken Shack)
Average Rating: 76 (15 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
Why Was I Born?
(from the album Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
Theme From Joy House
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 76 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
Walk On The Wild Side
(from the album Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith)
Average Rating: 75 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
18.
A Subtle One
(from the album Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
19.
Jumpin' The Blues
(from the album Midnight Special)
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
20.
Main Title From
(from the album The Cat)
Average Rating: 75 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
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Jimmy Smith ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 6 votes)
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Jazz's premier organist, Jimmy brought us a ton of great music, a few bona fide classics, and some remarkable collaborations.
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