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Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

craola — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:58:20 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 08/28/2014 20:58

meruizh wrote:

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The problem with the second chart is that the default score for an album on this site is somewhere around 70-75, so the scores are inherently inflated. If the default score was 50, I think people would rate differently here, but I think it'd be silly to change it at this point.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Muslim-Bigfoot — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:48:58 GMT

Author: Muslim-Bigfoot

Posted: 08/28/2014 20:48

meruizh wrote:

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I've told this before but I think the first system which is considered silly in this comparison is actually the more logical of the two.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

CA Dreamin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:33:24 GMT

Author: CA Dreamin

Posted: 08/28/2014 01:33

The ideal average should be about 50 or 55, halfway between 5-100. But we all know our own taste and we go for albums we're more inclined to enjoy more and rate higher. My avg is 77, but will probably decrease a little bit in the long run.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Patman360 — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:58:56 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 08/27/2014 23:58

All of my ratings are from 95-100, I don't really rate stuff much anymore to be honest, same goes for charts (All my chart ratings are fairly high too).

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Revolution909 — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:16:39 GMT

Author: Revolution909

Posted: 08/27/2014 23:16

Mine is 70, which I'm quite happy with. I haven't paid any attention to it until I saw this topic.

I think I might actually prefer mine to be as low as possible, just so that when I feel like I want to give an album a 90+ rating, I know that it's really special and that I'm not just doling out great ratings willy-nilly. That might sound silly to some but yeah that's what I think. 😄

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

denmarkman — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:49:13 GMT

Author: denmarkman

Posted: 08/27/2014 19:49

nicklas wrote:

Haha. I didn't realize how ironic that was. Thanks.

Haha, I'm just joshin'. I'm keeping the sig, though, it's pretty funny.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

craola — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:47:04 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 08/27/2014 19:47

denmarkman wrote:

Sigged

Haha. I didn't realize how ironic that was. Thanks.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

denmarkman — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:45:26 GMT

Author: denmarkman

Posted: 08/27/2014 19:45

nicklas wrote:

objective opinion

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Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:33:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/27/2014 17:33

I've always maintained (on this and any site) that 5/10 or 50/100 should be average. However, due to the fact that I only listen to albums I assume I'll enjoy, my votes tend to skew higher. 73, I think I'm at now.

It's not like I'm intentionally listening to Bieber and Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers, so there's nothing to water down the high ratings I give.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

meruizh — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:27:16 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 08/27/2014 17:27

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Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

craola — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:25:02 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 08/27/2014 17:25

Yeah. I think that ideally, the most objective rating system would yield similar results to a classroom setting where 70-75 is pretty average, but I tend to rate albums I actively hate really low. So my curve looks kind of like an "S". I think my average rating is sixty something 🫢

But I also don't take ratings very seriously. I rate things for a point of reference personally, and I don't think my ratings are at all reflective of what some might call an objective opinion.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Hayden — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:16:25 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 08/27/2014 17:16

My average is 70 I think. I like that.

My scale can vary from time to time obviously, but I would group my ratings like this:

40> Never want to hear it again
45-50 Slightly above garbage
50-65 Ok
70-75 Good
80-85 Very good
90 - Extremely good
95-100 Absolute favourites

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

samistake2ice — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:47:25 GMT

Author: samistake2ice

Posted: 08/27/2014 16:47

100 : I'm not sure ive given any album this rating. It would have to the perfect record. Not sure if that exists in my my ears

95 : Among my all time favorites. I doubt Ill ever tire of it.

80-90 : Definitely among my favorites of the year (probably decade)

65-75 : An album that i probably enjoy occasionally. Probably on my year chart if there isn't overwhelming competition.

45 - 60 : Has aspects that i might enjoy, but most likely just isn't for me.

0-40 : Varying degrees of my wish that the album was removed from musical canon.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

alelsupreme — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:06:57 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 08/27/2014 16:06

0-20: irredeemable garbage
25-50: shit
50-70: mediocre
70-75: eh
75-90: worth listening to
90+: slightly off being truly great, still dope af
100: an album i like the entirety of.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Captain_Dude — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:06:17 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 08/27/2014 16:06

Trickington wrote:

100 - Absolute Favorites & Flawless (A+)
95 - Favorites, incredible (A)
90 - Excellent, near flawless (A-)
85 - Solid, very enjoyable (B+)
80 - Okay/Good (B/B-)
75 - Alright (C)
70 - Not very good (C-)
Anything below is just terrible (D/F)

My rating system is very similar to a grading system for school academics.

I'm a teacher. I just can't help but rate albums in this same manner. In my state, in order to pass the state standards, you need to achieve a 70 or higher. See? Passing does NOT mean that you can shoot for that "D" anymore...because that's below acceptable.

Most albums that you rate SHOULD be around that 70 - 75 mark...that would truly make the album "average."

When you look over your ratings, it truly should form a bell-shaped curve...with the majority of the albums falling into that "average" category. Albums that earn a 100 should be far and few between...and so should those albums that "fail".

That's my three cents.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

meccalecca — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:58:50 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/27/2014 15:58

Skinny wrote:

Completely arbitrary rating scale:

I follow a similar path.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Skinny — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:37:07 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 08/27/2014 15:37

Completely arbitrary rating scale:

00 - 39: I actively dislike this album, for whatever reason. Obviously, the lower the rating, the more I dislike it.

40 - 59: This album doesn't do a lot for me. It isn't unpleasant, but it's probably pretty fucking boring.

60 - 69: It's OK, has some great moments, but struggled to hold my attention for the entirety of the album.

70 - 74: Pretty much as above, except I think it's solid throughout, probably lacking enough great moments.

75 - 84: It's dope. I enjoyed it all the way through, and it had some moments I adored.

85 - 99: I love it from start to finish. Maybe not enough to make my overall, but it's an awesome record.

The magic 100: I probably have about 500-600 albums I'd assign this rating to. It's one of my favourites, that top tier of records I completely adore.

As you can probably tell by the amount of albums I would rate as highly as possible, ratings don't mean a lot to me, and I don't really bother with them very often.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

MrIrrelevant — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:27:11 GMT

Author: MrIrrelevant

Posted: 08/27/2014 15:27

Patman360 wrote:

Do whatever you want basically.

I don't see how this makes sense. Doesn't it make ratings meaningless? If I rate every album I've heard between 90-100, giving OK Computer a 90 is actually the worst possible rating. You guys see that 90 and assume "Wow, he loved that album".

I like Decurso's scale and wish it was recommended by the site.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Patman360 — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:08:52 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 08/27/2014 14:08

MrIrrelevant wrote:

Bump. Does the site provide any key or are we all on our own?

Do whatever you want basically.

Re: what is the ideal average album rating?

Decurso — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:57:23 GMT

Author: Decurso

Posted: 08/27/2014 13:57

I only rate albums. For it is like this...

90-100 A rare, rare thing.Probably only rated 75 or so albums this high. One of the greatest albums of all time.
80-89-A great album. One of my favourites
70-79 Very, very good. Maybe not one of the all-time greats, but one of the better albums of it's time.
60-69-Decent....inoffensive. Slightly above average and worth a listen.
50-59-Not terrible, but not really good either
26-49-Bad stuff.
0-25-I tend to avoid any albums I am going to have this kind of reaction to. I know what I like, and I have yet to rate an album this low. But I think of some I've heard in years past...