Ion
by Portal
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Portal bestography
Ion is ranked as the best album by Portal.
(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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Ion track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ion 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 |  alexgagne | Top 99 Music Albums of 2018 | 86/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 60 Music Albums of 2018 | 23/60 | 3 |
| 2026 | CripplingAutism | Top 64 Music Albums of 2018 | 49/64 | 1 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 2018 | 94/96 | 0 |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | 2018 Honorable Mentions | 92/92 | - |
| 2024 |  doubleA | Top 88 Greatest Music Albums | 61/88 | 25 |
| 2020 |  babyBlueSedan | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | pjr428 | Top 38 Music Albums of 2018 | 19/38 | 3 |
| 2019 |  Anti | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2019 |  Onater | Top 47 Music Albums of 2018 | 39/47 | 1 |
| 2018 | blackflag29 | Metal | 42/75 | - |
| 2018 | The Needle Drop | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2018 | New Noise | 2018 en 75 disques | 53/75 | 2 |
| 2018 | OstrichGoat | 2018 Listenlist | 35/69 | - |
| 2018 | blackflag29 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2018 | Decibel | Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 24/40 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 49 | |||
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Ion 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 29 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/10/2026 03:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,498 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2022 20:55 | Vasco | 748 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2021 01:10 | Moondance | 20,798 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2020 14:20 | Anti | 4,626 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/29/2020 08:49 | doubleA | 273 | 79/100 |
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 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
Ion comments
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Anti 07/21/2020 14:26 | #255937
I revisited this album recently because I decided to go through Portal's entire studio album discography. After finally reaching Ion, I believe that this album is a perfect culmination of their work. The surreal and horrifying avant-garde, technical, and blackened death metal sound they are known for is still there, but it's produced much cleaner than their previous albums. Vexovoid and Seepia in particular had moments where it sounded completely muddy, but Ion sounds clear enough to make out the instrumentation, while still nailing that otherworldly feel. All that, while maintaining that alien, metaphysical, and somewhat paranormal aesthetic Portal is known for, makes Ion an endlessly interesting listen.
doubleA 05/04/2019 17:57 | #235854
I'm probably missing something here, I think it's my soul. This album aggressively sucked it out from me.
LedZep 03/27/2018 23:15 | #211820
I'm certainly not missing anything here. Terrifying and brilliant at the same time
Is there something I am missing, I've listened to this 8+ times and I still don't enjoy as much as I think I should.
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