Transcendence
by Crimson Glory
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Crimson Glory bestography
Transcendence is ranked as the best album by Crimson Glory.
(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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Transcendence track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Transcendence rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 63 Music Albums of 1988 | 27/63 | 3 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | $Albums waiting to be added to charts 3 | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 | 41/87 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1988 | 2/91 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Repo | 1988: Metal | 7/42 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1988 by Metal Storm | 4/20 | - |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  MW19704U | Metal On Metal: The Hitchhiker's Guide To Heavy Metal | 48/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 119 | |||
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Transcendence ratings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/15/2026 22:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,095 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 14:02 | saltysurprise | 2,960 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 13:14 | BoxFL | 2,766 | 51/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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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Transcendence forum mentions
Repo 11/12/2023 23:10 in What album are you listening to right now?
mickilennial 11/26/2022 00:30 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
babyBlueSedan 11/27/2016 19:53 in BMT, Round 1: Watching From a Distance vs TranscendenceTranscendence comments
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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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