Hoodoo Man
by Birth Control
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Birth Control bestography
Hoodoo Man is ranked as the best album by Birth Control.
(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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Hoodoo Man track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hoodoo Man rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 50 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1972 4TH 100 | 57/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | dougcummings | Top 32 Music Albums of 1972 | 25/32 | 1 |
| 2024 |  MW19704U | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 46/99 | 3 |
| 2024 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Birth Control | 6/10 | - |
| 2024 |  Vaggelis | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 81/99 | 1 |
| 2023 | bloosy | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s | 58/60 | 1 |
| 2021 | joffreguitar | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 3/40 | 41 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
Hoodoo Man collection
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Hoodoo Man 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/02/2026 01:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,246 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2025 17:31 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2025 20:36 |  Ulysses60 | 1,299 | 78/100 |
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 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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Hoodoo Man comments
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NickVolos TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/20/2016 23:35 | #169285
"Gamma Ray" is a disco-funk trip.
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