A Sceptic's Universe
by Spiral Architect
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Condition: Very Good
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A Sceptic's Universe track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Sceptic's Universe rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 99 Music Albums of 2000 | 10/99 | 5 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | The Hitchhiker's Guide To Progressive Metal | 83/100 | - |
| 2023 | MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2019 | themetalmayor | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 20/40 | 19 |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Metal Albums of 2000 | 2/10 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | 50 Great Albums You've Probably Never Heard Of | 27/50 | - |
| 2018 | Fischman | Best Prog of the 2000s | 31/100 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Progressive Metal Albums | 12/100 | - |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2012 |  btener11 | Top 45 Music Albums of 2000 | 43/45 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
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A Sceptic's Universe 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/01/2025 19:33 | TonySayers61 | 23,793 | 64/100 | |
| 02/12/2023 17:22 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 | |
| 02/25/2022 10:10 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,937 | 89/100 | |
| 03/13/2020 11:17 | vruslov | 8,917 | 74/100 | |
| 12/24/2019 22:32 | Kreator82 | 1,114 | 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 is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.6.
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Brilliant and unequaled until this day. A perfect mixture of technicality, emotion and pure beauty. One of the best albums ever to grace this earth!
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