The Rainbow Goblins
by 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka]
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高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] bestography
The Rainbow Goblins is ranked as the best album by 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka].
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The Rainbow Goblins track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Rainbow Goblins rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 99/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 46/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 43 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/43 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | spigelwii | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1980s | 16/60 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Andras | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 85/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | JMGL95 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1981 | 3/31 | 5 |
| 2025 | spigelwii | Favorite Albums #101-200 | 14/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 276 | |||
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The Rainbow Goblins ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/26/2026 03:01 | stangetzaway | 2,320 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 18:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2026 15:46 | JMGL95 | 2,465 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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teague 08/24/2021 22:58 | #272807 | TOP COMMENT
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There's only one way I can think of describing this album and that is delightful! I love the disco feel mixed with the jazz fusion instrumentation. Masayoshi Takanaka must be one of the most underrated guitarists ever because I've never heard of him until now and he is amazing, like a Japanese version of Allan Holdsworth. Maybe he's huge in Japan and not in the U.S., I would have no way of knowing.
ramthecowy 10/09/2018 19:46 | #222282 | TOP COMMENT
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Ok so initially I really loved it - and to be clear, the album is a fantastic voyage - but the novelty factor kind of wore off and I just don't like as much. It's still unique as hell and I can't deny the jazz fusion and songwriting glory that it is.
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