Realization (studio album)
by Johnny Rivers
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Johnny Rivers bestography
Realization is ranked 3rd best out of 23 albums by Johnny Rivers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Johnny Rivers is Johnny Rivers At The Whiskey A Go-Go which is ranked number 19671 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 53.
(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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Realization track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Realization rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  nitomano | Top 56 Music Albums of 1968 | 40/56 | 2 |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 42 Music Albums of 1968 | 9/42 | 4 |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 1: top 100 Dylan cover songs | 26/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 42/85 | 3 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 60’s (101 - 200) | 94/100 | - |
| 2024 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4a:US (Major Artists) | 25/100 | - |
| 2023 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2020 | nitomano | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s (101-200) | 42/100 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Singles 101-200 | 55/100 | - |
| 2018 | bobbyb5 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1968 | 30/56 | 2 |
| 2014 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 1968 | 41/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
Realization collection
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Realization 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/27/2024 01:51 | stevengnz | 2,608 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2023 08:30 | TonySayers61 | 23,087 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2023 13:18 | RemainInLight | 3,143 | 36/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2022 19:52 | Johnnyo | 9,521 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2022 23:49 | Moondance | 19,832 | 72/100 |
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 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.
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Dylan claims (in Chronicles Volume 1) that Johnny's version of 'Positively 4th Street' is better than his own. High praise indeed! I have included Johnny's version on my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart - Dylan wasn't wrong!
This is one of my all-time favorites. I first got it on vinyl in early '68, then cassette, now on CD. I reach for this masterpiece time and again. It is an ode to Southern California life in 1967. Best songs are Summer Rain and Goin' Back To Big Sur. Even the covers of Whiter Shade of Pale and Positively 4th Street have merit.
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