The BBC Sessions (live album)
by Belle And Sebastian
Belle And Sebastian bestography
The BBC Sessions is ranked 14th best out of 21 albums by Belle And Sebastian on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Belle And Sebastian is If You're Feeling Sinister which is ranked number 128 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,408.
(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 BBC Sessions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The BBC Sessions rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Belle and Sebastian - Ranked | 15/20 | - |
| 2025 |  Romanelli | Top 48 Music Albums of 2008 | 45/48 | 0 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 92 Music Albums of 2008 | 9/92 | 5 |
| 2025 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2301-2400 | 6/100 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | Top 65 Music Albums of 2008 | 20/65 | 4 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | boppare | Top 20 Music Albums of 2008 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2018 |  CellarDoor | Top 34 Music Albums of 2008 | 23/34 | 2 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2018 | LordPotato73 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 14/40 | 18 |
| 2012 |  lancashirearab | Top 40 Music Albums of 2008 | 20/40 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 37 | |||
The BBC Sessions collection
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The BBC Sessions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/16/2024 21:14 | LittleM1971 | 5,799 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2024 18:07 | Aitch | 308 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2024 03:18 | EntList | 243 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2022 23:30 |  Arthurknight | 9,595 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2022 22:12 | telegram | 753 | 87/100 |
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 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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The BBC Sessions comments
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junodog4 07/17/2012 03:06 | #46678
The first disc is decent, but the live disc is fantastic. The covers are so much fun.
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