The Distance
by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band bestography
The Distance is ranked 10th best out of 25 albums by Bob Seger on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bob Seger is Stranger In Town which is ranked number 2274 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 722.
(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 Distance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Distance 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 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1982 | 29/64 | - |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1982 | 27/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1982 | 35/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2701-2800* | 34/77 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 4 | 53/59 | - |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 1980s, #401-500* | 27/35 | - |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 6/50 | 5 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 46 | |||
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The Distance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/03/2024 22:11 | dhbarrett | 8,840 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2024 18:20 | paladisiac | 7,332 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2024 11:43 | TonySayers61 | 25,887 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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The Distance forum mentions
pedro1976 12/12/2023 18:05 in What album are you listening to right now?The Distance comments
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rockinsteve 04/15/2018 05:29 | #212896
I love this album! It's my favorite by Mr. Seger, I like every track. "Makin' Thunderbirds" is one of the hardest rocking songs he's recorded. It's a scorcher! "Shame On The Moon" is one of the best slower tempo songs he's done. Just a fine collection!
Roll Me Away is one of his best songs ever. Unfortunately the rest of the album is not up to that standard.
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