The Spotlight Kid (studio album)
by Captain Beefheart

The Spotlight Kid by Captain Beefheart
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 12,998th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 63 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (182nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,792nd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,998th)

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Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot by Captain Beefheart (CD, 1990)
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Captain Beefheart The Spotlight Kid 2LP Reprise Records Clear Vinyl RCV1 720684
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 63 votes)
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01/26/2024 21:38 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 14,32674/100
 
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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 72.9/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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