The Birthday Party (studio album)
by The Idle Race
Condition: Used
Condition: Brand New
The Idle Race bestography
The Birthday Party is ranked as the best album by The Idle Race.
(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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The Birthday Party track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Birthday Party rankings
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The Birthday Party 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/16/2025 20:26 | 6,222 | 75/100 | |
| ! | 10/04/2024 23:28 | Philly28 | 879 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2023 15:12 | fabm0 | 6,506 | 59/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2023 23:09 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,507 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2023 18:49 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
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 71.1/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Pretty entertaining album of Jeff Lynne`s (ELO) first band.
Skeleteon and the roundabout is creepy and brilliant in equal measures.
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