Terraform (studio album)
by Shellac
Shellac bestography
Terraform is ranked 5th best out of 9 albums by Shellac on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Shellac is At Action Park which is ranked number 3561 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 412.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Listen to Terraform on YouTube
Terraform track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Terraform rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 90 Music Albums of 1998 | 46/90 | 3 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 68 Music Albums of 1998 | 39/68 | 2 |
| 2025 | cmoshier | 50 Best Steve Albini Albums | 20/49 | - |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 60 Music Albums of 1998 | 22/60 | 3 |
| 2022 | splail5 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 20/40 | 37 |
| 2020 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2019 | AlienCinema | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2019 |  imjoebro | Top 20 Music Albums of 1998 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 2018 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 87 Music Albums of 1998 | 55/87 | 2 |
| 2018 |  discojets1 | Math Rock | 33/40 | - |
| 2018 | mistertrick | Top 27 Music Albums of 1998 | 18/27 | 2 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1998 | 32/51 | 2 |
| 2015 | sonicdiscourse | 1998 To-Do List | 68/72 | - |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 1998 | Nöjesguiden | Årets Bästa Skivor 1998 | 20/25 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
Terraform collection
Showing all 9 members who have this album in their collection
Terraform 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 23 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/05/2024 21:34 | cicadelic | 11,404 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2024 02:21 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2023 03:52 |  zags7000 | 20,416 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2022 05:21 | splail5 | 61 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2022 03:20 |  NoisyBeast | 13,316 | 74/100 |
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 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
Terraform favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this album as a favourite
Terraform comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Best Tracks: Canada, Copper
Your feedback for Terraform
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
