Afterglow
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Electric Light Orchestra bestography
Afterglow is ranked 21st best out of 42 albums by Electric Light Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Electric Light Orchestra is Out Of The Blue which is ranked number 522 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,329.
(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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Afterglow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Afterglow rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 89 Music Albums of 1990 | 75/89 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 94 Music Albums of 1990 | 59/94 | 2 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 5 Music Albums of 1990 | 4/5 | 2 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 21 Music Albums of the 1990s | 10/21 | 11 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 25 |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2019 |  NowhereMan | Top 9 Music Albums of 1990 | 8/9 | 1 |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 32 Music Albums of 1990 | 18/32 | 2 |
| 2014 | carlmarx38 | Top 30 Greatest Music Albums | 11/30 | - |
| 2011 | zenarcher9 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 59/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 47 | |||
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Afterglow 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 |
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| 05/06/2025 19:42 | Johnnyo | 9,768 | 77/100 | |
| 01/12/2022 01:57 | mostlymor | 6,830 | 79/100 | |
| 12/07/2021 02:54 | Moondance | 20,245 | 72/100 | |
| 11/16/2021 22:58 | solunastra | 210 | 80/100 | |
| 08/19/2020 19:32 | Chrispeater | 917 | 75/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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NowhereMan 10/20/2011 20:16 | #28746
Personally, I feel ELO's eighties work, bar much of the Balance of Power album in '86, superb.
Romanelli 05/12/2011 23:34 | #21668
The golden rule of ELO is avoid anything from the 1980's like the plague. Unfortunately, the 3 disc box set Afterglow has a full disc dedicated to Jeff Lynne's lost decade. A two discer would have been great. Oh well.
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