Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Nina Simone albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.
Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (1,596 Total Votes):
#1 | I Put a Spell on You | 1965 | 278 votes (17% of total) | Read More
#2 | Little Girl Blue | 1959 | 223 votes (14% of total)
#3 | Baltimore | 1978 | 157 votes (10% of total)
#4 | Wild Is the Wind | 1966 | 131 votes (8% of total)
#5 | High Priestess of Soul | 1967 | 103 votes (6% of total)
#6 | Nina Simone Sings the Blues | 1967 | 86 votes (5% of total)
#7 | Pastel Blues | 1965 | 75 votes (5% of total)
#8 | To Love Somebody | 1969 | 71 votes (4% of total)
#9 | Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall | 1963 | 60 votes (4% of total)
#10 | The Amazing Nina Simone | 1959 | 54 votes (3% of total)
Other Albums Receiving Votes:
#11 | Forbidden Fruit (1961) (52 votes)
#12 | Silk & Soul (1967) (45)
#13 | Here Comes the Sun (1971) (44)
#14 | Nina Simone and Piano (1969) (33)
#15 | Black Gold (1970) (28)
#16 | Nina Simone at Town Hall (1959) (25) | Read More
#17 | Nina Simone in Concert (1964) (20)
#18(T) | Nina at the Village Gate (1962) (17)
#18(T) | Live in Europe (1972) (17)
#20 | Fodder on My Wings (1982) (12)
#21 | A Single Woman (1993) (10)
#22 | Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1962) (9)
#23(T) | Folksy Nina (1964) (8)
#23(T) | ‘Nuff Said (1968) (8)
#23(T) | Emergency Ward (1972) (8)
#26(T) | Nina’s Back (1985) (5)
#26(T) | Let It Be Me (1987) (5)
#28 | Live at Ronnie Scott’s (1987) (4)
#29(T) | Nina Simone at Newport (1960) (2)
#29(T) | Broadway-Blues-Ballads (1964) (2)
#29(T) | Let It All Out (1966) (2)
#32(T) | It Is Finished (1974) (1)
#32(T) | Live & Kickin (1985) (1)
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