The Formation Of Damnation (studio album)
by Testament
Testament bestography
The Formation Of Damnation is ranked 8th best out of 17 albums by Testament on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Testament is The Legacy which is ranked number 4462 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 315.
(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 Formation Of Damnation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Formation Of Damnation rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 73 Music Albums of 2008 | 24/73 | 3 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 93 Music Albums of 2008 | 8/93 | 5 |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 98 Music Albums of the 2000s | 97/98 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | saltysurprise | Top 34 Music Albums of 2008 | 8/34 | 4 |
| 2021 | saltysurprise | Top Thrash Metal Albums | 21/40 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Metal Albums of 2008 | 10/10 | - |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 30 Music Albums of 2008 | 18/30 | 2 |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Thrash Metal Albums | 85/100 | - |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2008 | Classic Rock | Best Albums 2008 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2008 | Metal Hammer | Top 50 Albums 2008 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2008 | Kerrang! | Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2008 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2008 | Decibel | Top 40 Records of 2008 | 27/40 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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The Formation Of Damnation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/21/2025 22:37 | PapaShiz86 | 10,904 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2024 16:39 | saltysurprise | 2,765 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2023 08:59 | jeremy9 | 3,589 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2018 21:44 | Fischman | 11,840 | 66/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2018 18:14 | Vinther1991 | 534 | 81/100 |
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 72.9/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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