Abandon (studio album)
by Deep Purple
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Condition: Very Good
Deep Purple bestography
Abandon is ranked 26th best out of 71 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 254 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,451.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Abandon track list

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Abandon rankings
All 16 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 94/100 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1998 | 33/99 | 3 | |
| 2025 | steve397 | Top 58 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/58 | 10 |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 73/100 | 1 | |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1998 Pt 2 | 57/66 | - |
| 2024 | steve397 | Top 5 Music Albums of 1998 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2023 | Top 10 Music Albums of 1998 | 8/10 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Deep Purple albums ranked best to worst - Classic Rock | 17/25 | - |
| 2021 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1998 | 25/30 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1998 | 23/40 | 2 | |
| 2017 | RANKED: DEEP PURPLE | 12/20 | - | |
| 2017 | Steve Morse Albums Ranked | 24/32 | - | |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1998 | 20/36 | 2 |
| 2016 | Deep Purple Albums Ranked | 14/21 | - | |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2013 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1998 | 21/32 | 2 | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Abandon collection
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Abandon ratings

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75/100 | 09/15/2025 08:25 | steve397 | ![]() | 75/100 |
60/100 | 01/10/2025 02:44 | RainW | ![]() | 76/100 |
55/100 | 10/02/2023 15:04 | fabm0 | ![]() | 59/100 |
70/100 | 02/13/2023 17:37 | ![]() | 71/100 | |
60/100 | 02/03/2023 03:23 | dhbarrett | ![]() | 65/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.3/100, a mean average of 64.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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