The Art Of Pretending To Swim
by Villagers
Villagers bestography
The Art Of Pretending To Swim is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Villagers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Villagers is Becoming A Jackal which is ranked number 4557 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 308.
(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 Art Of Pretending To Swim track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Art Of Pretending To Swim rankings
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The Art Of Pretending To Swim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/27/2025 17:39 |  ExTeaSea | 5,096 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2023 14:40 |  RevolverCB72 | 1,803 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2023 02:06 |  identifer | 929 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/11/2023 09:30 |  Igtonumama | 10,791 | 63/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2022 11:48 | Smith | 251 | 85/100 |
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 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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ExTeaSea 11/23/2018 05:35 | #225531
It's wonderful! Could listen to it again and again. Have it on vinyl delivered from The Villagers website itself. Love this band. He's from Ireland but sounds more like a folk rock band from America.
craola 09/26/2018 05:52 | #221701
I was beginning to doubt he had another great album in him, but by golly, he's done it again. And I dare say this is an even finer album than his debut. Sweet Saviour and Long Time Waiting are the immediate highlights for me.
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