The Black Ark
by Noah Howard
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The Black Ark is ranked as the best album by Noah Howard.
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The Black Ark track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Black Ark rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1972 8TH 100 | 81/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 66 Music Albums of 1972 | 56/66 | 1 |
| 2020 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Listen Log Vol. 2 | 91/99 | - |
| 2020 | brun027 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 24/50 | 3 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Jazz | 89/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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The Black Ark ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/04/2026 07:34 |  CellarDoor | 8,928 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 23:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,351 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2025 22:40 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,755 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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