The Chess Box
by Muddy Waters
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Muddy Waters bestography
The Chess Box is ranked 6th best out of 38 albums by Muddy Waters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Muddy Waters is The Best Of Muddy Waters which is ranked number 2069 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 798.
(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 Chess Box track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (44 out of 72 tracks have been rated).
The Chess Box rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 50 Blues albums of all time by DMD | 17/50 | - |
| 2025 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 18/100 | 78 |
| 2025 | sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 2/100 | 20 |
| 2024 | sszwalbenest | Top 18 Music Albums of 1989 | 1/18 | 5 |
| 2024 | sszwalbenest | Albums of the Year | 35/70 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Essential blues albums picked by blues artists - Alan Paul | 7/56 | - |
| 2021 | sszwalbenest | Best Albums Outside the BEA Top 1,000 | 2/100 | - |
| 2019 |  Sandrof1969 | My Top Ten Blues | 7/10 | - |
| 2018 |  rockinsteve | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 2/10 | 18 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 125 | |||
The Chess Box collection
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The Chess Box ratings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/02/2025 19:58 | Johnnyo | 9,560 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 20:48 | Moondance | 20,000 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2024 17:21 | LosWochos | 46,889 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2023 13:53 | TonySayers61 | 23,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2022 22:56 | telegram | 753 | 87/100 |
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 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 82.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.8.
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sszwalbenest 07/26/2021 12:38 | #271947
I listened to this set over both lengths of a road trip from Philly to West Chester, NY and back. Amazing Survey of Muddy Waters' music before his LP era. It is amazing that someone could make so many memorable songs in a career! Perfect album for a long drive. Quintessential blues!
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