Friends
by Shalamar
Shalamar bestography
Friends is ranked 3rd best out of 5 albums by Shalamar on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Shalamar is Big Fun which is ranked number 14858 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 76.
(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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Friends track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Friends rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  neilgee | Pointless Chart | 8/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1982 Listening Project (Part 1) | 34/100 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1980s 65rating (64-63.67), #001-100* | 24/98 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 65r albums (64), #0201-0300* | 65/99 | - |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 70 Music Albums of 1982 | 20/70 | 4 |
| 2023 | sonicdiscourse | Another Look At Contemporary R&B | 48/86 | - |
| 2021 | WayneMC | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 17/90 | 4 |
| 2021 |  Skinny | My record collection (Q-T) | 28/72 | - |
| 2016 | WayneMC | 100 Greatest Soul & Disco Albums Of All Time | 69/100 | - |
| 2014 | 4NDR3WH4RRY8RIGG | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 7/10 | - |
| 2012 | welshbird | Top 24 Music Albums of 1983 | 15/24 | - |
| 1982 | New Music Express | NME Albums Of The Year 1982 | 9/50 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
Friends collection
Friends 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 13 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/17/2025 23:01 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,546 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2023 19:34 | Jakor | 4,905 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2020 01:08 | allieann | 28 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2019 13:29 | ruiandr77 | 1,839 | 68/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2019 23:38 | mostlymor | 6,774 | 79/100 |
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 67.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.6.
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