Pipe Dreams (studio album)
by Whirr
Whirr bestography
Pipe Dreams is ranked as the best album by Whirr.
(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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Pipe Dreams track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pipe Dreams rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  MadhattanJack | Top 72 Music Albums of 2012 | 18/72 | 4 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | VanillaBean | Top 45 Music Albums of 2012 | 36/45 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Nacho212 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2025 | Nacho212 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 24/100 | 73 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard :: 2012 Year In Review | 66/70 | - |
| 2020 |  CellarDoor | Top 95 Music Albums of 2012 | 88/95 | 0 |
| 2019 |  imnotanotter | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2017 |  fractaljazz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2014 |  PatrickD | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 24/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 118 | |||
Pipe Dreams collection
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Pipe Dreams 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 20 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/14/2025 17:51 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2024 23:49 | bcc | 1,133 | 68/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2024 13:40 | d7r7e7w7 | 61 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2023 06:27 | burrataspit | 74 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2023 03:23 | MadhattanJack | 5,394 | 65/100 |
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 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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PatrickD 12/23/2013 06:11 | #98524
Classic shoegaze done fantastically.
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