Screaming Target
by Big Youth
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Big Youth bestography
Screaming Target is ranked as the best album by Big Youth.
(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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Screaming Target track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Screaming Target rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1972 | 30/85 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1972 | 18/63 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1972 by Acclaimed Music | 44/76 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 83/100 | - |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 35/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 34 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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Screaming Target 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/12/2026 07:26 | Olli | 7,969 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 03:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,586 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2025 05:38 | Norman Bates | 10,224 | 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 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Jimmy Dread 05/10/2014 10:38 in BEA Reviews the History of Popular MusicScreaming Target comments
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