Transcendence
by Crimson Glory

Transcendence by Crimson Glory
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 9,568th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 42 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (137th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,378th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,568th)

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Transcendence is ranked as the best album by Crimson Glory.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,568th | 1980s rank: 1,378th | 1988 rank: 137th
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2026 RepoTop 86 Music Albums of 198841/863
2026saltysurpriseTop 63 Music Albums of 198827/633
2026svk4everTop 50 Music Albums of 198810/504
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 198846/1003
2026stevengnzTop 90 Music Albums of 19882/905
2025JohnnyoAlbums waiting to be added to charts 399/100 -
2025 MW19704UMetal On Metal: The Hitchhiker's Guide To Heavy Metal48/100 -
2025 RockyRaccoonTop 37 Music Albums of 198826/372
2025vruslovTop 96 Music Albums of 198886/961
2025JohnnyoThe albums that invented Progressive Metal by goldminemag4/20 -
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 198830/1004
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1988 by Metal Storm4/20 -
2025 MetalMan67Top 100 Music Albums of 198831/1004
2024stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s18/10017
2024LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 198855/1002
2024 Repo1988: Metal6/41 -
2024 MW19704UTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s95/1001
2023 MW19704UTop 100 Music Albums of 19889/1005
2023 mickilennialTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s41/10012
2023 mickilennialTop 100: Metal35/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 37
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 126
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 42 votes)
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03/15/2026 22:26 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,16470/100
 
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12/05/2024 13:43 mizzle  Ratings distribution  1,41282/100

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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 77.0/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.

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From 05/13/2012 06:27 | #42123
Crimson Glory are about the only band to produce two consistent high quality albums in the 1980s. And while they might sing songs about communism and dragons, which now sounds a bit silly, the production work is top notch and the melodies wonderful. Shame they weren't able to maintain the momentum on their next effort. RIP Midnight.
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