The Ultimate Collection
by The Who
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The Who bestography
The Ultimate Collection is ranked 19th best out of 51 albums by The Who on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Who is Who's Next which is ranked number 40 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,406.
(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 Ultimate Collection track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ultimate Collection 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 |  jhuik | Best/ Favourite Songs of All Time | 65/100 | - |
| 2025 | kickerofelves | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 25/50 | 48 |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | Best Compilations | 31/65 | - |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 2002 | 25/99 | 4 |
| 2015 |  Applerill | Canonical My Ass: Comps That Should Be Treated Like Art | 44/78 | - |
| 2013 | marshallsbrother | Top 72 Music Albums of 2002 | 29/72 | 3 |
| 2012 |  ponkine | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 20/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 55 | |||
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The Ultimate Collection ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 38 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/10/2023 19:43 | VVNVR | 674 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2022 04:30 |  Arthurknight | 9,588 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2022 08:29 |  Tamthebam | 23,189 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/24/2022 13:55 | LosWochos | 47,572 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2022 11:24 | salvador | 1,460 | 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 is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Great track selection, but loudness warred to death. (Edited)
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