The Long Dark Blue
by Swain
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The Long Dark Blue is ranked as the best album by Swain.
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The Long Dark Blue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Long Dark Blue rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 59/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 23/99 | 4 |
| 2021 | kelseyconnelly | Top 58 Music Albums of 2016 | 1/58 | 5 |
| 2020 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 88 Music Albums of 2016 | 76/88 | 1 |
| 2018 |  22erik22 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2016 | 24/50 | - |
| 2017 | scoob73 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2017 |  reeceyboi | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2017 |  TheHolyKiwi | Top 50 Music Albums of 2016 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2016 | The Needle Drop | The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2016 | merrrtbryn | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 17/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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The Long Dark Blue 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/14/2023 21:49 | cicadelic | 14,029 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2021 03:13 | Moondance | 20,822 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2019 01:31 | TodFitz | 27,371 | 63/100 |
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 71.3/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.6.
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