Propeller
by Guided By Voices
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Guided By Voices bestography
Propeller is ranked 4th best out of 65 albums by Guided By Voices on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Guided By Voices is Bee Thousand which is ranked number 562 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,039.
(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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Propeller track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Propeller rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Stevo796 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1992 | 13/17 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1992 | 66/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 38 Music Albums of 1992 | 7/38 | 4 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1992 | 18/19 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 47 Music Albums of 1992 | 46/47 | 0 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 91 Music Albums of 1992 | 67/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 59 Music Albums of 1992 | 14/59 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt2 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 38/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 53 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 233 | |||
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Propeller ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/21/2026 20:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,599 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 19:07 | Stevo796 | 1,153 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2025 09:30 | lanadeleswift | 3,769 | 86/100 |
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 is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Forum mentions
dihansse 08/06/2019 19:44 in My discoveries per year
NoisyBeast 01/03/2019 20:14 in What album are you listening to right now?
reverendgreen 05/04/2017 15:59 in What album are you listening to right now?Propeller comments
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HeyImChance 02/03/2022 20:33 | #280591 | TOP COMMENT
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A wacky and wonderful collection of music. It's got songs that sound like Pink Floyd and King Crimson had a lovechild, 90s pop rock, 80s post punk a la Joy Division, something resembling lo-fi KISS, and some art rock that reminds me of Deerhoof before Deerhoof was a thing.
Inexplicably, all of it manages to fit comfortably on one album. No idea how Pollard does it. He's a genius.
No matter how you feel about GBV, you will not be bored listening to this album. (Edited)
Best Tracks: Weedking, Ergo Space Pig
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