Dead Set
by Grateful Dead
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Grateful Dead bestography
Dead Set is ranked 21st best out of 164 albums by Grateful Dead on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Grateful Dead is American Beauty which is ranked number 395 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,157.
(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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Dead Set track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dead Set rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 82 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/82 | 5 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 27 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/27 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 601-700 | 57/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1981 Listening Project (Part Two) | 13/100 | - |
| 2025 | brent13 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1981 | 4/11 | 4 |
| 2024 | glynspsa | Live | 15/99 | - |
| 2023 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2023 | glynspsa | grateful dead | 99/100 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 51/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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Dead Set ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/14/2024 21:48 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2024 22:16 | brent13 | 2,227 | 66/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2024 18:10 | TonySayers61 | 26,062 | 64/100 |
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 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.
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Dead Set forum mentions
Romanelli 11/06/2025 20:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 10/08/2019 20:29 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 08/19/2018 15:14 in The Romanelli Music Diary: The Way I ShouldDead Set comments
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