The Machine That Cried
by String Driven Thing
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The Machine That Cried is ranked as the best album by String Driven Thing.
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The Machine That Cried track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (9 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
The Machine That Cried rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 6 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Greatest Obscure Albums By Top BEA Members part 1(1-100) | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1973 Pt 2 | 13/32 | - |
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 87 Music Albums of 1973 | 30/87 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1973 5TH 100 | 23/99 | - |
| 2019 | Steppenwolf666 | Tapestry of Delights contributors top 100 UK lps (1963-76). | 86/100 | - |
| 2018 |  mozzmozz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2018 | mozzmozz | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 13/100 | 15 |
| 2018 | mozzmozz | Top 30 Music Albums of 1973 | 1/30 | 5 |
| 2017 |  NickVolos | Albums That I Added to BEA, Pt. 3 | 67/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 46 | |||
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The Machine That Cried ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/15/2026 22:21 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,643 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 01:58 | MadhattanJack | 5,969 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2023 21:14 | fabm0 | 7,010 | 58/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2022 16:32 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,944 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2021 16:46 | TonySayers61 | 25,021 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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