The Kindness Of Strangers
by Spock's Beard
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Spock's Beard bestography
The Kindness Of Strangers is ranked 8th best out of 16 albums by Spock's Beard on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spock's Beard is V which is ranked number 10082 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 121.
(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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The Kindness Of Strangers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Kindness Of Strangers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 91 Music Albums of 1998 | 30/91 | 3 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 97 Music Albums of 1998 | 38/97 | 3 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2020 |  authorunknown | Top 25 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/25 | 4 |
| 2018 | authorunknown | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 32 Music Albums of 1998 | 23/32 | 2 |
| 2016 |  Kaiser | Top 40 Music Albums of 1998 | 24/40 | 2 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 46/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/17/2025 00:00 | Skerns | 5,215 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2025 18:42 | TonySayers61 | 25,943 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2023 01:05 | dhbarrett | 8,851 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 69.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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