Critical Equation
by Dr. Dog
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Dr. Dog bestography
Critical Equation is ranked 9th best out of 15 albums by Dr. Dog on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Dr. Dog is Fate which is ranked number 6856 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 186.
(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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Critical Equation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Critical Equation rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mjp11 | Top 37 Music Albums of 2018 | 31/37 | 1 |
| 2023 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 72 Music Albums of 2018 | 23/72 | 3 |
| 2020 | musicoed | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2020 | gloriousgoo | Top 29 Music Albums of 2018 | 20/29 | 2 |
| 2018 | OstrichGoat | 2018 Listenlist | 37/69 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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Critical Equation 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/13/2023 04:09 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2019 20:34 | Kurtco | 1,340 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2019 06:03 | mjp11 | 904 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2018 18:26 | HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,228 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2018 22:26 | gloriousgoo | 427 | 71/100 |
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 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.
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It's really cool to discover albums and bands through AOTY users. Thank you very much Smallpeeble for recommending this Dr. Dog album. "Critical Equation" is a kind of "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino" but more successful. The album is really cool: there are fantastic harmonies, bubbling rock moments, slow and pleasant moments and psychedelic melodies. Dr. Dog does what he knows how to do and he does it very well. For this album, Dr. Dog, which is a very underrated band, does a remarkable job. This album made my weekend.
7/10
Best track: "Buzzing In The Light"
Underrated as with all of their stuff. A mix of their older stuff and something that almost seems like Pink Floyd. Creates a really interesting sound and I can't wait to see where they go from here.
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