Present Tense
by Shoes
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Shoes bestography
Present Tense is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by Shoes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Shoes is Black Vinyl Shoes which is ranked number 31040 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 28.
(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 Tense track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Present Tense rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 68 Music Albums of 1979 | 40/68 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1970s 60rating (60), #0001-0100* | 45/100 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0201-0300* | 28/62 | - |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1979 | 34/57 | - |
| 2024 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  NoisyBeast | Top 99 Music Albums of 1979 | 19/99 | 4 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 1979 To-Do List | 13/89 | - |
| 2023 | BorderFreeAndrew | Looking For the Magic - The 50 Best Power Pop Albums | 20/50 | - |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1979 | 16/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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Present Tense 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago | dihansse | 6,373 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 01:25 |  MadhattanJack | 6,015 | 66/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2023 19:00 | Brigand99 | 423 | 83/100 |
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 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.4.
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Forum mentions
dihansse 37 hours ago in My discoveries per year MadhattanJack 10/31/2022 21:26 in Album of the day (#4334): The King Of Limbs by Radiohead
bobbyb5 06/19/2018 19:33 in What album are you listening to right now?Present Tense comments
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bobbyb5 06/19/2018 19:43 | #217019
If I wanna listen to jangly pop, or power pop, or whatever they're calling it this year, I'd rather listen to these guys than most of that other crap similar to this. At least these songs stick in your head a little bit. As well as the music.
A fine unknown guitar pop band of the late 70's- early 80's.
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