Gay?
by 12 Rods
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Gay? is ranked as the best album by 12 Rods.
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Gay? track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Gay? rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 7 Music Albums of 1996 | 4/7 | 3 |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 43 Music Albums of the 1990s | 17/43 | 13 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 26 Music Albums of 1996 | 15/26 | 2 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 82/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 15/48 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Only Over 10k | 6/99 | - |
| 2026 |  SomethingSpecial | Top 13 Music Albums of 1996 | 8/13 | 2 |
| 2026 | SomethingSpecial | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2025 |  seb7 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1996 | 13/21 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 77 Music Albums of 1996 | 51/77 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 76 | |||
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Gay? 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 |
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| ! | 09/12/2026 16:19 | SomethingSpecial | 1,819 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2025 18:19 | seb7 | 1,520 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2024 23:41 |  Hayden | 7,972 | 72/100 |
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 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.3.
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Gay? forum mentions
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Gay? comments
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Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/28/2014 15:00 | #113120
I'm quite ashamed this hasn't picked up steam, especially on this website. It has all the elements of a full-length album, but trimmed down. A perfect EP.
Still amazing, years after revisiting. Really wish more people knew about it (Edited)
One of the greatest albums of all time. definitely should have gotten more traction than it did.
This might just be the most overlooked album in music history. It is a flawless and timeless EP. The production quality is otherworldly and the lyricism is coy and intelligent. From start to finish it is an outstanding piece of music. (Edited)
HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/20/2019 07:41 | #233781
WHY IS EVERYONE SLEEPING ON THIS??? This is amazing!!! (Edited)
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