In A Special Way (studio album) by DeBarge
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In A Special Way is ranked as the best album by DeBarge.
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In A Special Way track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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In A Special Way rankings
All 11 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | blueandthemoon | Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 | 19/35 | 2 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Top 95 Music Albums of 1983 | 71/95 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 70 Music Albums of 1983 | 66/70 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Xarli | Top 25 Greatest Music Albums | 3/25 | 84 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1983 | 10/70 | - |
| 2023 | sonicdiscourse | Another Look At Contemporary R&B | 28/86 | - |
| 2021 |  BigPoppa93 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 71/100 | 16 |
| 2019 | Lourenco | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 58/100 | 14 |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1983 To-Do List | 92/94 | - |
| 2015 |  Skinny | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 86/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 123 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
65/100  | 05/13/2024 13:32 | Jakor | | 69/100 |
70/100 | 01/12/2024 17:56 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
60/100 | 11/02/2023 19:56 | TonySayers61 | | 64/100 |
75/100 | 07/02/2023 02:43 | Gendjar | | 56/100 |
70/100 | 04/02/2023 04:54 |  zags7000 | | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.0/100, a mean average of 61.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.5.
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