Life
by Simply Red
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Simply Red bestography
Life is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Simply Red on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Simply Red is Picture Book which is ranked number 3635 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 412.
(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 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life 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 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1995 | 34/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1995 | 4/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 3 | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 87 Music Albums of 1995 | 30/87 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1995 | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 4 | 17/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 47 | |||
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Life 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 24 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/16/2026 11:43 | BoxFL | 2,766 | 51/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2025 10:29 | RemainInLight | 3,817 | 36/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2024 09:41 | Tamthebam | 23,329 | 69/100 |
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 66.5/100, a mean average of 64.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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Life comments
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Eastwood 04/15/2015 21:30 | #139591
Only just good album. Best 10 songs average is 78,5/100 and the album can get only just good 80/100. Best songs are "Fairground" and "Remembering the first time" both 85/100, followed by "Never never love" 80/100. All other songs average 70-75/100.
Genre: Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
VictorVale 02/17/2019 22:54 | #232118
Apesar de datado, ainda é legal.
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