Switch
by Golden Earring
Golden Earring bestography
Switch is ranked 12th best out of 46 albums by Golden Earring on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Golden Earring is Moontan which is ranked number 3506 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 422.
(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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Switch track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Switch rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1975 | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Europe | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock Pt. 5 | 12/53 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 40/49 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 4 My Chart Europe Pt 2 | 20/97 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0401-0500* | 14/79 | - |
| 2025 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Top 24 Music Albums of 1975 | 15/24 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1970s 60rating (60), #0001-0100* | 84/100 | - |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1975 2ND 100 | 47/98 | - |
| 2022 | Gallowtree | Top 34 Music Albums of 1975 | 13/34 | 3 |
| 2018 |  Ottokar | Top 26 Music Albums of 1975 | 24/26 | 1 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 99/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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Switch ratings
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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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Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 26 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 01/14/2026 01:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,733 | 70/100 | |
| 09/27/2025 05:26 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 | |
| 05/06/2025 12:05 |  CaptainPain | 3,314 | 61/100 | |
| 03/28/2025 14:39 | RockyRaccoon | 6,863 | 84/100 | |
| 01/13/2025 21:36 | dihansse | 6,256 | 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 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.4.
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Not their best effort - probably stopped them from being a bigger outfit in the US as a result. This album is too patchy. The second and third tracks are just too weak. Only Kill Me - is a stand out track - compare that with their predecessor Moontan. The second side fairs better as it is more consistent.
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