Thundersteel
by Riot
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Riot bestography
Thundersteel is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Riot on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Riot is Fire Down Under which is ranked number 13640 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 86.
(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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Thundersteel track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Thundersteel rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Hard rock albums of all time by Metal Storm | 25/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1988: Metal | 25/42 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 52 Music Albums of 1988 | 43/52 | 1 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 63 Music Albums of 1988 | 29/63 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1988 by Metal Storm | 10/20 | - |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 96 Music Albums of 1988 | 38/96 | 3 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 48/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 37 | |||
Thundersteel collection
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Thundersteel 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 22 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/23/2026 21:28 | mizzle | 1,571 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 21:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,308 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 02:28 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
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 73.2/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
Thundersteel forum mentions
dihansse 02/11/2025 20:50 in My discoveries per year Repo 07/17/2023 20:50 in What album are you listening to right now?
mickilennial 11/26/2022 00:30 in Rank 'Em: The Beach BoysThundersteel comments
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