Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite classic Blue Note Records albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series and in conjunction with the iconic label’s 80th anniversary! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.
Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (5,685 Total Votes):
#1 | John Coltrane | Blue Train | 1957 | 587 votes
#2 | Cannonball Adderley | Somethin' Else | 1958 | 423 votes
#3 | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | Moanin' | 1958 | 395 votes
#4 | Lee Morgan | The Sidewinder | 1964 | 362 votes
#5 | Herbie Hancock | Maiden Voyage | 1965 | 317 votes
#6 | Horace Silver | Song For My Father | 1964 | 284 votes
#7 | Wayne Shorter | Speak No Evil | 1966 | 220 votes
#8 | Eric Dolphy | Out To Lunch! | 1964 | 211 votes
#9 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1 | 1956 | 183 votes
#10 | Dexter Gordon | Go! | 1962 | 166 votes
#11 | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | A Night In Tunisia | 1961 | 140 votes
#12 | Kenny Burrell | Midnight Blue | 1963 | 133 votes
#13 | McCoy Tyner | The Real McCoy | 1967 | 114 votes
#14 | Grant Green | Idle Moments | 1965 | 105 votes
#15 | Sonny Clark | Cool Struttin' | 1958 | 98 votes
#16 | Miles Davis | Miles Davis, Volume 1 | 1955 | 86 votes
#17 | Thelonious Monk | Genius of Modern Music, Volume 2 | 1956 | 71 votes
#18 | Hank Mobley | Soul Station | 1960 | 56 votes
#19 | Herbie Hancock | Takin' Off | 1962 | 44 votes
#20 | Sonny Rollins | A Night At The Village Vanguard | 1957 | 30 votes
#21 | Bud Powell | The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 5: The Scene Changes | 1959 | 19 votes
#22 | Herbie Hancock | Empyrean Isles | 1964 | 16 votes
#23 | Wayne Shorter | Juju | 1965 | 15 votes
#24 | Jimmy Smith | Back At The Chicken Shack | 1963 | 13 votes
#25 | Dexter Gordon | Our Man In Paris | 1963 | 13 votes
