Mercury
by American Music Club
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American Music Club bestography
Mercury is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by American Music Club on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by American Music Club is California which is ranked number 4002 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 367.
(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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Mercury track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mercury rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1993 | 73/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 44 Music Albums of 1993 | 25/44 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Virgin on the brilliant | 9/57 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 1993 | 8/12 | - |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 61 Music Albums of 1993 | 8/61 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  buzzdainer | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 86/100 | 12 |
| 2025 | buzzdainer | Top 47 Music Albums of 1993 | 2/47 | 5 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 14/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 162 | |||
Mercury collection
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Mercury ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/07/2026 10:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,500 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/14/2025 03:20 |  CaptainPain | 3,420 | 61/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 22:55 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Mercury forum mentions
pedro1976 07/27/2023 23:20 in What album are you listening to right now?Mercury comments
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/20/2016 15:47 | #171573 | TOP COMMENT
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Back when I was a DJ for my college station, some of the staff at the station pasted little reviews onto the covers of new albums as they came in. I remember when I first saw the review for this one: it was the most effusive that I ever saw during my time there (with the possible exception of the one for Galaxie 500's This Is Our Music). The review began with an observation about the perfect pathos of the opening lines to "Gratitude Walks": "Why don't you be good for something / And draw down the shade?" Much as I found some of my peers at the station condescending and pretentious, I couldn't disagree with their assessment of this record; it is gorgeous, meticulously crafted, alternately piano- and guitar-driven, with moments of sly humor. Perfection. (Edited)
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2014 22:21 | #110814 | TOP COMMENT
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You drank enough to fund the bartender's gambling addiction, so it's the least he can do to listen to you vent about the crushing weight coming down on you.
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