On How Life Is
by Macy Gray
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Macy Gray bestography
On How Life Is is ranked as the best album by Macy Gray.
(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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On How Life Is track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
On How Life Is rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1999 | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1999 | 13/47 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1999 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 33 Music Albums of 1999 | 24/33 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 214 | |||
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On How Life Is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/01/2026 02:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 19:56 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2025 21:11 | brent13 | 2,226 | 66/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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neilgee 03/17/2023 06:00 in What album are you listening to right now?On How Life Is comments
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Ms. Gray adds her unique voice to some great songs. As a vocalist and a songwriter she is underrated. (Edited)
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