Star Time (1991)
0.2454Canon Score · ranked #166 all time
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About the album
Star Time is a four-CD box set by American musician James Brown. Released in May 1991 by Polydor Records, its contents span most of the length of his career up to the time of its release, starting in 1956 with his first hit record, "Please, Please, Please", and ending with "Unity", his 1984 collaboration with Afrika Bambaataa. Writing in 2007, Robert Christgau described it as "the finest box set ever released...
Why it ranks #166
Every list on which Star Time appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020) | Major international poll | #54 / 500 |
| Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition) | Editorial list | #75 / 500 |
| TIME All-TIME 100 Albums (2006) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Pazz & Jop critics' poll #1 albums | Award | Winner |