Exile
by Gary Numan
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Gary Numan bestography
Exile is ranked 22nd best out of 73 albums by Gary Numan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gary Numan is The Pleasure Principle which is ranked number 1565 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,095.
(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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Exile track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Exile 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 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 56 Music Albums of 1997 | 40/56 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1997 | 6/90 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 91 Music Albums of 1997 | 73/91 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1997... #101-200 | 3/100 | - |
| 2020 | roberto71 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1997 | 8/69 | 4 |
| 2018 | bobbyb5 | 90s ...101-200 | 3/100 | - |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: GARY NUMAN | 8/19 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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Exile 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 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 24 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/16/2025 23:41 |  Special | 3,033 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2025 12:27 |  DommeDamian | 7,765 | 48/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2024 16:15 |  nmte | 332 | 56/100 |
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 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
Exile forum mentions
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