Near The Beginning
by Vanilla Fudge
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Vanilla Fudge bestography
Near The Beginning is ranked 6th best out of 9 albums by Vanilla Fudge on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Vanilla Fudge is Vanilla Fudge which is ranked number 3469 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 433.
(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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Near The Beginning track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Near The Beginning rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1969 | 54/60 | 1 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1969 4TH 100 | 71/100 | - |
| 2015 | gussteivi | Top 62 Music Albums of 1969 | 15/62 | 4 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 80 Music Albums of 1969 | 80/80 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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Near The Beginning ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/22/2026 11:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,253 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2024 12:20 | MetalMan67 | 6,154 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2024 12:05 |  doombringer | 2,312 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2023 05:17 | Brigand99 | 423 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2023 13:01 | LosWochos | 47,348 | 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 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 6.7.
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