Contraband (studio album) by Golden Earring
Top albums of 1976 (Golden Earring bestography
Contraband is ranked 15th best out of 46 albums by Golden Earring on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Golden Earring is Moontan which is ranked number 3478 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 423.
Upcoming concerts
Listen to Contraband on YouTube
Contraband track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
0
Contraband rankings
All 6 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 42 Music Albums of 1976 | 24/42 | 2 |
| 2024 |  pa | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2024 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 100/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 22 | |||
You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Contraband collection
Showing all 13 members who have this album in their collection
Contraband ratings
where:
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 15 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70/100  | 07/10/2023 11:05 |  MetalMan67 | | 71/100 |
60/100 | 02/15/2023 02:56 | dhbarrett | | 65/100 |
60/100 | 01/02/2023 04:13 |  zags7000 | | 64/100 |
70/100 | 01/16/2022 12:51 | Pluto11 | | 72/100 |
80/100 | 11/18/2021 21:26 | dihansse | | 75/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating
Contraband comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
I knew 3 of the tracks on this album from their Live album - which accurately reflects the quality of the band. Unfortunately this album doesn't - the production is just too thin! Not a great result when you have up to 3 guitarists. Mad Love's Coming is represented perfectly here. Here unfortunately Fighting Windmills doesn't quite get dramatic like their live recording and Con Man just sounds weak! Why I Need Love was left off this album is anyone's guess!
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Contraband
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.