Long Wave
by Jeff Lynne
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Jeff Lynne bestography
Long Wave is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by Jeff Lynne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jeff Lynne is Armchair Theatre which is ranked number 6234 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 214.
(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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Long Wave track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Long Wave rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 18 Music Albums of 2012 | 15/18 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 18 Music Albums of 2012 | 7/18 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 25/100 | 71 |
| 2025 | TrekkiELO | Top 9 Music Albums of the 2010s | 3/9 | 16 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Squonk007 | Top 21 Music Albums of 2012 | 3/21 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 135 | |||
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Long Wave 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/29/2025 13:37 | TonySayers61 | 25,513 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2024 19:54 | solunastra | 212 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2024 17:59 | Leonard | 6,610 | 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 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
Forum mentions
neilgee 07/05/2025 20:58 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) NowhereMan 12/13/2018 07:40 in What album are you listening to right now?
Listmeister 07/04/2017 22:01 in Listmeister listens -- Electric Light OrchestraLong Wave comments
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