The Spur
by Joan Shelley
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Joan Shelley bestography
The Spur is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Joan Shelley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joan Shelley is Like The River Loves The Sea which is ranked number 23734 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 42.
(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 Spur track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Spur rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 40 Music Albums of 2022 | 33/40 | 1 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | Folk Radio Our Folk Albums of the Year 2022 | 9/100 | - |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | God Is In The TV's Albums of 2022 | 85/100 | - |
| 2023 |  ledaero | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard :: 2022 Year in Review | 19/100 | - |
| 2023 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  buzzdainer | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | musicOMH | musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2022 | 38/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
The Spur collection
The Spur ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/15/2023 09:42 | Graeme2 | 4,917 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2023 17:42 | angryandy | 2,366 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2023 23:42 | Rm12398 | 2,220 | 76/100 |
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 is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
The Spur forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/24/2022 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2022-06-20) (week 25, 2022)The Spur comments
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