John Surman 
The best album credited to John Surman is Saltash Bells which is ranked number 10,574 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 111.
John Surman is ranked number 4,203 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 212.
- See also:
- The Chris McGregor Septet
- Lucian Ban / John Surman / Mat Maneri
- John Surman / Stan Tracey
- The Trio
- Paul Bley / Gary Peacock / Tony Oxley / John Surman
- John McLaughlin / Dave Holland / John Surman / Stu Martin / Karl Berger
- John Surman & Jack DeJohnette
- Ronnie Scott & The Band
- The Mike Westbrook Concert Band
- S. O. S.
- Michel Portal / John Surman / Barre Phillips / Stu Martin / Jean-Pierre Drouet
- Morning Glory (UK)
- Mike Westbrook Orchestra Featuring John Surman
- Stu Martin / John Surman
- Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
- Karin Krog & John Surman
- Albert Mangelsdorff / John Surman
- The John Surman Quartet
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John Surman best albums
The following albums by John Surman are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
This may not be a complete discography for John Surman.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!
John Surman bestography composition
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1960s | 2 | 0% | |
1970s | 3 | 0% | |
1980s | 2 | 0% | |
1990s | 1 | 0% | |
2000s | 5 | 0% | |
2010s | 2 | 0% | |
2020s | 1 | 0% |
John Surman best tracks
Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.
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