Contraband
by Golden Earring
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Golden Earring bestography
Contraband is ranked 16th best out of 48 albums by Golden Earring on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Golden Earring is Moontan which is ranked number 3599 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 415.
(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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Contraband track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Contraband rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 45 Music Albums of 1976 | 25/45 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2024 |  pa | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 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 | |||
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Contraband ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/10/2023 11:05 |  MetalMan67 | 6,151 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2023 02:56 | dhbarrett | 8,584 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2023 04:13 |  zags7000 | 20,571 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2022 12:51 | Pluto11 | 12,228 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2021 21:26 | dihansse | 6,356 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*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.
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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!
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