# Jorge Ben — Every Record We Rank

Jorge Ben appears once in our Tropicália list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Tropicália
- **Year:** 1969
- **Highest placing:** No. 8 in Tropicália
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/jorge-ben/

## Appears on

### [Que Pena](https://waxonia.com/track/jorge-ben--que-pena/)

*1969 · Philips · No. 8 in [Tropicália](https://waxonia.com/genre/tropicalia/)*

Ben was not quite of the movement and supplied half its best tunes anyway. The guitar rhythm here is his alone and nobody has convincingly copied it.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jorge%20Ben%20Que%20Pena) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yiHkFKbbiiE)

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