Metamatic
by John Foxx
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John Foxx bestography
Metamatic is ranked as the best album by John Foxx.
(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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Metamatic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Metamatic rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 33 Music Albums of 1980 | 19/33 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1980 | 17/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | ssteve | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 93/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 70 Music Albums of 1980 | 40/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RasmV | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1980 Part 1 | 13/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 86/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 60 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 175 | |||
Metamatic collection
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Metamatic ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/26/2026 00:29 | duelek | 2,177 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2026 14:42 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,905 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:52 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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 is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
Metamatic favourites
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Metamatic forum mentions
neilgee 08/11/2025 05:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) MadhattanJack 08/01/2022 08:37 in What album are you listening to right now?Metamatic comments
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