Present (studio album)
by Van Der Graaf Generator
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Van Der Graaf Generator bestography
Present is ranked 13th best out of 27 albums by Van Der Graaf Generator on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Der Graaf Generator is Pawn Hearts which is ranked number 1195 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,457.
(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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Present track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Present rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 21 Music Albums of 2005 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2019 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 18 Music Albums of 2005 | 8/18 | 3 |
| 2019 |  skelter54 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2005 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 24 Music Albums of 2005 | 18/24 | 1 |
| 2014 |  Luciano1962 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2005 | eclipsed | Die besten Alben des Jahres 2005 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2005 | Heaven Magazine | Beste albums van 2005 | 31/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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Present 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/30/2023 17:53 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2023 14:55 |  AlexSVK | 1,087 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2022 20:56 |  IlMala | 1,742 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2021 07:13 | Pluto11 | 11,733 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2021 12:06 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,660 | 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 68.8/100, a mean average of 66.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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