Special Forces
by 38 Special
38 Special bestography
Special Forces is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by 38 Special on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by 38 Special is Wild-Eyed Southern Boys which is ranked number 10562 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 112.
(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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Special Forces track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Special Forces rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gallowtree | Top 79 Music Albums of 1982 | 28/79 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 65 Music Albums of 1982 | 46/65 | 2 |
| 2025 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1982 2ND 100 | 30/99 | - |
| 2022 | Chambord | Top 56 Music Albums of 1982 | 32/56 | 2 |
| 2021 | NHGRANITE | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 44/50 | 1 |
| 2019 | Murphski | Top 82 Greatest Music Albums | 67/82 | 6 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2018 | Fischman | Greatest Southern Rock Albums | 62/100 | - |
| 2014 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 1982 | 51/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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Special Forces 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2023 23:14 | MetalMan67 | 5,998 | 71/100 | |
| 06/10/2022 02:06 | zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 | |
| 11/14/2021 11:40 | svk4ever | 1,566 | 76/100 | |
| 09/17/2021 13:50 | Pluto11 | 12,063 | 72/100 | |
| 08/22/2021 02:33 | dhbarrett | 8,344 | 65/100 |
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 69.1/100, a mean average of 67.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Fischman 12/05/2018 16:55 | #226259
This album kicks off with a perfect example of .38 Special's unique brand of catchy, poppy Southern Rock. After that, things get fairly mundane for the most part.
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