Opalescent
by Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins bestography
Opalescent is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Jon Hopkins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jon Hopkins is Immunity which is ranked number 1422 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,194.
(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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Opalescent track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Opalescent rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 2001 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2025 |  guzguzgarbit | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 32/100 | 62 |
| 2025 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  drstuey | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2023 | drstuey | Top 17 Music Albums of 2001 | 13/17 | 1 |
| 2023 | meltchett | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 89/100 | 9 |
| 2022 | meltchett | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2021 | guzguzgarbit | Electro Lounge | 6/92 | - |
| 2020 | guzguzgarbit | Top 51 Music Albums of 2001 | 3/51 | 5 |
| 2019 | guzguzgarbit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 31/100 | 14 |
| 2019 | meltchett | Top 10 Music Albums of 2001 | 2/10 | 5 |
| 2001 | The Silent Ballet | The Top 50 Releases Of 2001 | 33/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 128 | |||
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Opalescent 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 18 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2025 14:03 | TonySayers61 | 23,809 | 64/100 | |
| 08/26/2024 00:29 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,914 | 74/100 | |
| 01/16/2024 19:54 | LosWochos | 46,868 | 75/100 | |
| 07/06/2023 10:55 | drstuey | 2,697 | 73/100 | |
| 05/06/2023 05:14 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
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 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.
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Opalescent comments
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guzguzgarbit 11/09/2018 17:39 | #224214
Beautiful. Quiet and slow, unlike later albums, for me this is his best. The acoustic guitar does all the work.
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