Life Beyond L.A.
by Ambrosia
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Ambrosia bestography
Life Beyond L.A. is ranked 5th best out of 7 albums by Ambrosia on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ambrosia is Somewhere I've Never Traveled which is ranked number 12922 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 91.
(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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Life Beyond L.A. track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life Beyond L.A. rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1101-1200 | 36/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Recently Departed: 2026 | 29/47 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 39 Music Albums of 1978 | 21/39 | 2 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 98 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/98 | 3 |
| 2025 | Daredevil42 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1978 | 68/84 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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Life Beyond L.A. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/21/2026 15:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 23:25 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,729 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2023 21:59 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 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 has a Bayesian average rating of 68.6/100, a mean average of 65.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.
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Forum mentions
Romanelli 05/19/2019 00:54 in What album are you listening to right now? Fischman 11/16/2017 01:56 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Thank You, Happy Birthday Romanelli 11/14/2017 13:00 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Thank You, Happy BirthdayLife Beyond L.A. comments
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