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Otis Redding

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All Time

of 150,006

25
Decades
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  152
- 1970s
  
  of 328
  
  0
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  0
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  799
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  2,910
Genres
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  220
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  1,489
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  197

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1960s

2.5796

1970s

0.0000

1980s

0.0000

1990s

2.7099

2000s

1.5597

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Otis Redding is ranked overall as 3.5107 out of 4 stars

3.5107

Otis Redding Album Rankings

Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.5587 out of 4 stars for Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (3.5587)

Otis Redding's third album, and his first fully realized album, presents his talent unfettered, his direction clear, and his confidence emboldened, with fully half the songs representing a reach that ...more

7.23

to

229.98

from (3) sources

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.4731 out of 4 stars for In Person at the Whisky a Go Go

In Person at the Whisky a Go Go (3.4731)

This album, released posthumously, captured Otis Redding's show at the Whisky A Go Go from April of 1966 in Los Angeles. ...more

6.67

to

9.98

from (5) sources

Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.4269 out of 4 stars for Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding

Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding (3.4269)

April 1960: In Nashville, Tenn. ...more

46.33

to

53.99

from (5) sources

The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.2485 out of 4 stars for The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1

The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 (3.2485)

The Very Best of Otis Reddingwasn't the first Otis Redding compilation but it is the best of the single-disc collections, distilling the high points across his career (up thru the posthumous hits "(Si ...more

6.99

to

10.76

from (6) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.2443 out of 4 stars for The Otis Redding Story

The Otis Redding Story (3.2443)

Otis Redding packed a whole lot of get-down and a lifetime's worth of testifyin' into the five short years that recorded for Staz/Volt Records, and now the legacy is given its first serious reissue tr ...more

The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.2359 out of 4 stars for The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2

The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 2 (3.2359)

Rhino's first Otis Redding volume was perfect within the confines of a 16-song single disc, and a difficult act to follow.The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. ...more

17.61

to

37.40

from (2) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.2054 out of 4 stars for The Dock of the Bay

The Dock of the Bay (3.2054)

It was never supposed to be like this: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was supposed to mark a beginning of a new phase in Otis Redding's career, not an ending. ...more

6.67

to

9.55

from (5) sources

Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 3.1571 out of 4 stars for Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology

Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology (3.1571)

Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthologypresents an interesting dilemma. ...more

24.22

to

28.99

from (6) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 2.8523 out of 4 stars for Pain in My Heart

Pain in My Heart (2.8523)

This album works on so many different levels, that it's essential listening for at least three categories of buyer -- fans of Otis Redding and Stax Records (natch), and more general soul listeners, an ...more

6.67

to

9.55

from (5) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 2.5334 out of 4 stars for The Soul Album

The Soul Album (2.5334)

Otis Redding's talent began to surge, across songs and their stylesand absorbing them , with the recording ofThe Soul Album. ...more

6.67

to

9.20

from (4) sources

The Definitive Soul Collection by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 2.2367 out of 4 stars for The Definitive Soul Collection

The Definitive Soul Collection (2.2367)

Steve Cropper was a member of Booker T And The MG's, a more than accomplished funky instrumental group that appeared on numerous records both of their own, and in combination with a variety of soul si ...more

10.64

to

19.98

from (5) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 1.8614 out of 4 stars for Love Man

Love Man (1.8614)

While Otis Redding was already one of the biggest stars in soul music when he died in a tragic plane crash in 1967, as is some times the case his star rose considerably after his passing, and this 196 ...more

10.07

to

17.61

from (2) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.3472 out of 4 stars for Live in Europe

Live in Europe (0.3472)

Live in Europe was the first full-length concert album released on Otis Redding, and the last LP of his work that he lived to see issued. ...more

5.40

to

9.55

from (6) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Very Best of

Very Best of (0.0000)

No review available

17.93

to

24.98

from (2) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Tell the Truth

Tell the Truth (0.0000)

When a major artist dies, labels can usually be counted on to release anything and everything the artist had in the can, regardless of quality. ...more

10.88

to

22.95

from (5) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Respect

Respect (0.0000)

No review available

4.17

The Immortal Otis Redding by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Immortal Otis Redding

The Immortal Otis Redding (0.0000)

No review available

6.67

to

9.20

from (4) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Love Songs

Love Songs (0.0000)

Sixteen of Redding's more romantically inclined performances, largely taken from minor hit singles and album tracks, although "Try a Little Tenderness," "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "That's How S ...more

5.96

to

9.97

from (5) sources

White Christmas/Merry Christmas Baby by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for White Christmas/Merry Christmas Baby

White Christmas/Merry Christmas Baby (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Stax Profiles

Stax Profiles (0.0000)

No review available

8.43

to

11.98

from (5) sources

The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (0.0000)

No review available

6.13

to

7.03

from (4) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Covered By Otis

Covered By Otis (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul : Complete & Unbelievable by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul : Complete & Unbelievable

The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul : Complete & Unbelievable (0.0000)

No review available

6.67

to

9.55

from (5) sources

The Ultimate Otis Redding by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Ultimate Otis Redding

The Ultimate Otis Redding (0.0000)

No review available

8.56

to

11.98

from (5) sources

I've Been Loving You Too Long and Other Hits by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for I've Been Loving You Too Long and Other Hits

I've Been Loving You Too Long and Other Hits (0.0000)

No review available

0.99

to

7.97

from (5) sources

The Essentials: Otis Redding by Otis Redding

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Essentials: Otis Redding

The Essentials: Otis Redding (0.0000)

No review available

7.15

to

17.49

from (2) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Shake and Other Hits

Shake and Other Hits (0.0000)

No review available

2.35

to

5.99

from (4) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for In Concert

In Concert (0.0000)

No review available

6.25

to

9.98

from (5) sources

Otis Redding scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Remember Me

Remember Me (0.0000)

One of the better posthumous Otis packages, this brings together tracks recorded between 1963 and 1967, including two alternate takes of the smash "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay. ...more