Modern Times
by Al Stewart
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Al Stewart bestography
Modern Times is ranked 5th best out of 22 albums by Al Stewart on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Al Stewart is Year Of The Cat which is ranked number 2297 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 710.
(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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Modern Times track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Modern Times rankings
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Modern Times ratings
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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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/12/2026 13:17 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,184 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2025 15:16 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,716 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2025 18:01 | ootsp | 141 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2024 19:55 | TonySayers61 | 25,408 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2023 15:18 | tim0505 | 4,417 | 82/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.
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More music fans need to hear this album! Al Stewart's one of the most underrated 70s artists. This album is a masterwork, arguably even greater than Year of the Cat.
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