Sophisticated Beggar
by Roy Harper
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Roy Harper bestography
Sophisticated Beggar is ranked 3rd best out of 26 albums by Roy Harper on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Roy Harper is Stormcock which is ranked number 2206 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 747.
(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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Sophisticated Beggar track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sophisticated Beggar rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 43 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 85 Music Albums of 1966 | 64/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 75 Music Albums of 1966 | 43/75 | 2 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 98 Music Albums of 1966 | 2/98 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 37 Music Albums of 1966 | 26/37 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1966 | 24/55 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1966 by Ultimate Record Collector | 17/51 | - |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Drzozzy | Top 97 Music Albums of the 1960s | 53/97 | 9 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 28 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 95 | |||
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Sophisticated Beggar ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/19/2026 14:39 |  Hayden | 7,885 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2026 22:18 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 11:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
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 70.9/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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Jboy56 01/03/2023 12:56 in What album are you listening to right now?Sophisticated Beggar comments
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Jboy56 01/03/2023 12:54 | #292472
A rare album in circulation because nobody bought it or only some 5000 copies were made on initial release, perhaps Jimmy Page did. the very interesting accomplishment from the guitar master
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