The Second Brightest Star
by Big Big Train
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Big Big Train bestography
The Second Brightest Star is ranked 12th best out of 25 albums by Big Big Train on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Big Big Train is English Electric Part Two which is ranked number 8393 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 149.
(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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The Second Brightest Star track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Second Brightest Star rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 99 Music Albums of 2017 | 58/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 69 Music Albums of 2017 | 63/69 | 1 |
| 2026 |  JoSt | Top 99 Music Albums of 2017 | 32/99 | 3 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 80 Music Albums of 2017 | 33/80 | 3 |
| 2017 | Tobias273 | Top 85 Music Albums of the 2010s | 31/85 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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The Second Brightest Star ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/03/2026 15:18 | Adhura | 1,719 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2023 17:57 | SethGunde | 368 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2023 04:09 | Fischman | 11,855 | 66/100 |
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 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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