9
by Public Image Ltd.
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Public Image Ltd. bestography
9 is ranked 10th best out of 18 albums by Public Image Ltd. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Public Image Ltd. is Metal Box which is ranked number 859 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,025.
(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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9 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
9 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Indie of the year 1989 by Radio X | 9/20 | - |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 65 Music Albums of 1989 | 32/65 | 3 |
| 2023 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 11 Music Albums of 1989 | 4/11 | 4 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2018 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1989... #301-400 | 37/100 | - |
| 2018 | AlienCinema | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 47/50 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/12/2025 02:31 | Olli | 7,923 | 62/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2025 01:23 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2024 23:45 | PapaShiz86 | 11,684 | 79/100 |
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 69.1/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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dihansse 02/12/2023 21:36 in My discoveries per year NoisyBeast 04/04/2017 04:03 in What album are you listening to right now?9 comments
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