Vinyl Confessions
by Kansas
Kansas bestography
Vinyl Confessions is ranked 15th best out of 29 albums by Kansas on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kansas is Leftoverture which is ranked number 1721 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 985.
(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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Vinyl Confessions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Vinyl Confessions rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock Pt. 5 | 18/27 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 84 Music Albums of 1982 | 11/84 | 4 |
| 2025 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 49 Music Albums of 1982 | 46/49 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1982 | 48/65 | 1 |
| 2024 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 47/50 | 0 |
| 2021 | Daredevil42 | Top 81 Music Albums of 1982 | 23/81 | 4 |
| 2020 | Fischman | Kansas Albums Ranked | 15/15 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | ruquito124 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 72/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
Vinyl Confessions collection
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Vinyl Confessions 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 23 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/29/2025 19:45 | Di31ck | 1 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2025 15:36 | RockyRaccoon | 6,746 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2023 23:12 | MetalMan67 | 5,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2023 06:16 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2021 09:09 | svk4ever | 1,566 | 76/100 |
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 66.0/100, a mean average of 63.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Fischman 12/12/2016 22:38 | #180001
The first of Kansas' two generic sounding AOR albums. More radio friendly than prog. The presence of Steve Walsh is sorely missed here.
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