The Human Equation
by Ayreon
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Ayreon bestography
The Human Equation is ranked 2nd best out of 17 albums by Ayreon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ayreon is Into The Electric Castle (A Space Opera) which is ranked number 6620 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 200.
(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
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Human Equation rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | The best prog & metal albums of each year since 1983 by Loudwire | 22/42 | - |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 77 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/77 | 9 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 6 Music Albums of 2004 | 5/6 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2004 | 48/50 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Metal Storm awards for 2004 | 10/14 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2004 | 15/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2004 by Metal Storm | 2/20 | - |
| 2025 | jeremy9 | Best Concerts | 43/92 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 41 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 196 | |||
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The Human Equation ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/19/2026 21:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,023 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 21:53 | Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 02:31 | SethGunde | 368 | 73/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Absolutely the best album on the earth. The story, instruments, artists, lyrics, in every way. This is a true masterpiece.
A real masterpiece!
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