Blue
by Simply Red
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Simply Red bestography
Blue is ranked 6th best out of 18 albums by Simply Red on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Simply Red is Picture Book which is ranked number 3494 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 423.
(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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Blue track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Blue rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 39 Music Albums of 1998 | 27/39 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Squonk007 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1998 | 12/17 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 82 Music Albums of 1998 | 52/82 | 2 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1998 | 64/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1998 | 60/100 | - |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 30 Music Albums of 1998 | 30/30 | 0 |
| 2020 |  Oselju | Top 30 Music Albums of 1998 | 23/30 | 1 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2015 |  Eastwood | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 23/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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Blue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/07/2023 16:48 | fabm0 | 6,567 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2023 02:24 | Moondance | 20,055 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2022 04:43 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2019 11:31 | tim0505 | 4,351 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2019 09:33 | Pluto11 | 11,912 | 72/100 |
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 69.5/100, a mean average of 65.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.
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This album is worth a listen just for Ghetto Girl, a cover of an old reggae song. Never bought any Simply Red before this (and haven't since) but heard Mick Hucknall sing it without a band during an interview on TFI Friday years ago and it just blew me away. Like him or hate him, the mans got a great soulful voice.
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