Live
by Erykah Badu
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Erykah Badu bestography
Live is ranked 7th best out of 8 albums by Erykah Badu on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Erykah Badu is Baduizm which is ranked number 1047 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,669.
(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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Live track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (12 out of 14 tracks have been rated).
Live rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 20 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1997 | 57/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | skrapoel | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 40/100 | 57 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1997 Pt 2 | 36/53 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1997 Pt 2 | 41/86 | - |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 2/50 | 5 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2022 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the Year 1997 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | MARTINBORS | Top 42 Music Albums of 1997 | 34/42 | 1 |
| 2021 | janetjakcson | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s | 10/50 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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Live ratings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/23/2025 08:27 | TonySayers61 | 25,537 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2024 09:20 | LT228 | 245 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2024 09:11 | LT22 | 272 | 86/100 |
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 70.3/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/16/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5406): By skrapoel
baystateoftheart 07/04/2020 17:03 in What album are you listening to right now?Live comments
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Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 1999 Grammys. The winner was The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (Edited)
junodog4 10/26/2012 17:33 | #53476
She has such command of a infatuated audience... they melt for her. Tyrone is a standout track.
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