The Chess Box
by Howlin' Wolf
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Howlin' Wolf bestography
The Chess Box is ranked 6th best out of 23 albums by Howlin' Wolf on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Howlin' Wolf is Moanin' In The Moonlight which is ranked number 728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,383.
(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 Chess Box track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (7 out of 75 tracks have been rated).
The Chess Box rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 50 Blues albums of all time by DMD | 21/50 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 98 Music Albums of 1991 | 16/98 | 4 |
| 2024 | keithahsam | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 30/40 | 24 |
| 2023 |  Decurso | They Call It the Blues:100 Blues Favourites | 4/100 | - |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2021 | NoisyBeast | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 67/100 | 18 |
| 2021 | NoisyBeast | Favorite Blues Albums | 2/100 | - |
| 2018 | NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2015 |  jhuik | Great Vocalists at Work | 40/100 | - |
| 2015 | MejanTonk | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 35/40 | - |
| 2014 | harrycrocodile | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 31/40 | - |
| 2012 | gprabbit | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 12/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
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The Chess Box 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 07:47 | TonySayers61 | 23,899 | 64/100 | |
| 04/24/2024 15:24 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 12/07/2021 18:17 |  Maxence | 12,672 | 61/100 | |
| 01/18/2019 14:59 | boppare | 2,863 | 78/100 | |
| 09/05/2018 03:07 | NoisyBeast | 13,316 | 74/100 |
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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.
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