Riptide
by Robert Palmer
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Robert Palmer bestography
Riptide is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Robert Palmer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Robert Palmer is Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley which is ranked number 12300 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 96.
(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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Riptide track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Riptide rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 39 Music Albums of 1985 | 16/39 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 901-1000 | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1985 | 55/77 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 1980s, #301-400 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1985 | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1985 | 6/21 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 90 Music Albums of 1985 | 42/90 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 42 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 70 | |||
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Riptide 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 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 46 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/17/2026 19:19 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2025 14:36 | Squonk007 | 768 | 24/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2025 19:19 | markl73 | 635 | 78/100 |
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 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
Forum mentions
neilgee 12/28/2023 20:56 in What music video are you watching right now? Romanelli 07/10/2023 23:59 in What album are you listening to right now?Riptide comments
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TheDude85 04/10/2019 15:07 | #234722
The title of "Addicted to Love" was very fitting. Also features a re-working of the Terry Lewis/Jimmy Jam production team's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" which was originally essayed by R&B recording artist Cherrelle.
Riptide has 3 solid songs in addicted to love, didn't mean to turn you on and hyperactive. These songs especially addicted received tremendous airplay back in the day. Really didn't do well in non English speaking countries like California
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