The Human Equation
by Ayreon

The Human Equation by Ayreon
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-05-24
Overall rank: 6,512th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 56 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (93rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,126th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,512th)

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Ayreon bestography

The Human Equation is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Ayreon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ayreon is Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) which is ranked number 6431 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 205.

Ayreon album bestography « Higher ranked (6,431st)
Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera)
This album (6,512th)
The Human Equation
Lower ranked (9,305th) »
The Source

(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 Human Equation track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Human Equation rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,512th | 2000s rank: 1,126th | 2004 rank: 93rd

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The Human Equation ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 56 votes)
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90/100
 
04/25/2026 21:53 Robert Anton Wil  Ratings distribution  1,14184/100
 
65/100
 
04/08/2026 02:31 SethGunde  Ratings distribution  36873/100
 
40/100
 
12/08/2025 08:25 goodhumourman  Ratings distribution  4165/100
 
70/100
 
03/16/2025 23:50 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100
 
90/100
 
08/09/2023 08:12 habibi333  Ratings distribution  95573/100

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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 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.

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From 11/30/2015 01:56 | #153697
Absolutely the best album on the earth. The story, instruments, artists, lyrics, in every way. This is a true masterpiece.
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From 11/28/2009 08:44 | #7356
A real masterpiece!
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