The Visitor
by Jim O'Rourke
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Jim O'Rourke bestography
The Visitor is ranked 6th best out of 28 albums by Jim O'Rourke on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jim O'Rourke is Eureka which is ranked number 1807 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 942.
(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 Visitor track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Visitor rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ForegroundNoise | Less Than Halfway to a Guide to Jim O'Rourke | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 2009 | 20/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 2009 | 11/56 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  briggs54 | Top 75 Music Albums of 2009 | 3/75 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2009 | 83/95 | 1 |
| 2024 | TheKing | Top 75 Music Albums of 2009 | 57/75 | 1 |
| 2024 |  kadupheming | Top 73 Music Albums of 2009 | 64/73 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 23/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 77 | |||
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The Visitor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/03/2025 00:31 | Scrabbler | 292 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2025 18:36 | Toroldo | 1,700 | 84/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2023 16:58 | Tamthebam | 23,296 | 69/100 |
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 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.8.
The Visitor forum mentions
dihansse 12/17/2022 20:02 in My discoveries per year
Antonio-Pedro 01/23/2018 01:29 in What album are you listening to right now? Antonio-Pedro 01/08/2018 16:57 in Favorite Winter AlbumsThe Visitor comments
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