Nina Simone 
The best album credited to Nina Simone is Pastel Blues which is ranked number 547 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 3,118.
Nina Simone is ranked number 177 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 11,988.
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Nina Simone best albums
The following albums by Nina Simone are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 16:21 |  junodog4 | 753 | 68/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 20:54 |  JR | 345 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2025 01:37 |  Purplepash | 2,746 | 74/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 85.0/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 13.4.
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Nina Simone forum mentions
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Mr. Shankly TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/05/2011 04:12 | #17361
A mesmerizing, haunting, voice. More people should know her music. (Edited)
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/24/2013 15:33 | #82292
The High Priestess Of Soul had some very strong views and she didn't care if she offended. A woman who knew her own mind everyone should try and find and listen to "The Martin Luther King Suite" recorded live the day after he was killed - it is so moving and yet angry.An Amazing Woman. (Edited)
I'm not sure how much I would have appreciated her when I was younger, as I've only started getting into Nina last year. Now have Wild is the Wind, I Put a Spell on You and Little Girl Blue on vinyl. They are my most played records of the last 12 months and I'm looking forward to enjoying more of her records over the coming months and years.
Such an awesome talent. She had a very distinct voice and was a great pianist. Everything she did was soulful.
Hang on a second, I had always thought Nina Simone was a jazz instrumentalist.
