The Years 1979-1997
by INXS
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INXS bestography
The Years 1979-1997 is ranked 14th best out of 17 albums by INXS on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by INXS is Kick which is ranked number 616 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,729.
(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 Years 1979-1997 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (14 out of 41 tracks have been rated).
The Years 1979-1997 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 41 Music Albums of 2002 | 38/41 | 0 |
| 2020 | MattSA421 | Top 55 Greatest Music Albums | 55/55 | 1 |
| 2013 | marshallsbrother | Top 72 Music Albums of 2002 | 59/72 | 1 |
| 2012 |  ponkine | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 46/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/10/2025 09:18 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 02:52 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2021 08:12 | Johnnyo | 9,840 | 77/100 |
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 77.1/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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