Alchemy
by Richard Lloyd
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Condition: Used
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Condition: Very Good
Richard Lloyd bestography
Alchemy is ranked as the best album by Richard Lloyd.
(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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Alchemy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Alchemy rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Micro-Genres: '80s American Underground | 6/22 | - |
| 2026 | Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1979 | 87/87 | 0 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | 100 Albums I listened to in 2025 (2) | 2/100 | - |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 94 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/94 | 4 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 69 Music Albums of 1979 | 27/69 | 3 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1979 | 43/57 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Alchemy ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/2026 04:50 | MadhattanJack | 5,744 | 66/100 | |
| 03/13/2026 02:35 | Repo | 2,177 | 85/100 | |
| 01/21/2026 16:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,346 | 70/100 | |
| 01/06/2025 17:08 | dukeboxkool | 2,127 | 72/100 | |
| 03/05/2022 05:30 | Taosjohn | 850 | 69/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.0.
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Repo 03/13/2026 02:37 | #313531
@Taosjohn: I think u mean precious, not pretentious. But that's part of good Power Pop's charm I think.
Anyways, I can't believe I never checked this out before. It's fantastic Power Pop with wonderful guitar solos.
A tad pretentious; but still, I liked Television enough to buy this, and liked it enough to keep it lo these many years.
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