Time Machine
by Joe Satriani
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Joe Satriani bestography
Time Machine is ranked 15th best out of 25 albums by Joe Satriani on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Satriani is Surfing With The Alien which is ranked number 4119 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 355.
(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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Time Machine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Time Machine 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 |  jeremy9 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1993 | 46/91 | 3 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 60 Music Albums of 1993 | 37/60 | 2 |
| 2025 | AlienCinema | Top 84 Music Albums of 1993 | 80/84 | 0 |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 25/35 | 2 |
| 2019 |  Fischman | Joe Satriani Albums Ranked | 16/21 | - |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 41 Music Albums of 1993 | 17/41 | 3 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2013 |  btener11 | Best Ever Compilations | 29/30 | - |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 32 Music Albums of 1993 | 32/32 | 0 |
| 2013 | btener11 | Desert Island Picks | 39/51 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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Time Machine ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/06/2026 09:55 | Adhura | 1,734 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 22:39 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2025 05:45 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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 73.0/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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