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The best album credited to Jaco Pastorius is Jaco Pastorius which is ranked number 3,847 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 385.

Jaco Pastorius is ranked number 2,511 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 452.

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Jaco Pastorius best albums

The following albums by Jaco Pastorius are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Jaco Pastorius 
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
87 charts
Rank Score:
385
Rank in 1976:
61
Rank in 1970s:
646
Overall Rank:
3,847
Average Rating:
 76 (101 votes)
Comments:
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2.
Word Of Mouth 
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
13 charts
Rank Score:
17
Rank in 1981:
562
Rank in 1980s:
5,163
Overall Rank:
44,410
Average Rating:
 75 (20 votes)
Comments:
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3.
Modern American Music... Period! The Criteria Sessions 
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
15
Rank in 2014:
1,227
Rank in 2010s:
11,638
Overall Rank:
47,401
Average Rating:
 71 (1 vote)
Comments:
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4.
Invitation 
Live
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
6 charts
Rank Score:
14
Rank in 1983:
521
Rank in 1980s:
5,543
Overall Rank:
48,311
Average Rating:
 71 (10 votes)
Comments:
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5.
Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology 
Compilation
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
2 charts
Rank Score:
6
Rank in 2003:
1,350
Rank in 2000s:
13,395
Overall Rank:
71,481
Average Rating:
 72 (2 votes)
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6.
The Birthday Concert 
Live
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
8 charts
Rank Score:
6
Rank in 1995:
1,142
Rank in 1990s:
10,934
Overall Rank:
74,950
Average Rating:
 77 (4 votes)
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7.
Anthology: The Warner Bros. Years 
Compilation
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 2014:
2,424
Rank in 2010s:
22,879
Overall Rank:
87,961
Average Rating:
 72 (1 vote)
Comments:
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8.
Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live In NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! Recording 
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
4
Rank in 2017:
2,566
Rank in 2010s:
24,735
Overall Rank:
94,308
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
Comments:
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9.
The Essential Jaco Pastorius 
Compilation
United States Jaco Pastorius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
1
Rank in 2007:
3,002
Rank in 2000s:
27,711
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
Comments:
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Overall artist rank:
2,511
Total albums: 9. Page 1 of 1
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Jaco Pastorius best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help 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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1.
Portrait Of Tracy
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 80 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Kuru/Speak Like A Child
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Come On, Come Over
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Opus Pocus
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Donna Lee
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Continuum
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 79 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Forgotten Love
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 78 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Okonkole Y Trompa
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 78 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
(Used To Be A) Cha-Cha
(from the album Jaco Pastorius)
Average Rating: 78 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
John And Mary
(from the album Word Of Mouth)
Average Rating: 73 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
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Jaco Pastorius ratings

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78/100 (from 6 votes)
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From BestEverAlbums 07/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5371): By seb7
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The standard by which all electric jazz fusion bassists are measured. A technical wizard who also had soul.
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