Privateering
by Mark Knopfler
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Mark Knopfler bestography
Privateering is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Mark Knopfler on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mark Knopfler is Sailing To Philadelphia which is ranked number 5517 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 249.
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Privateering track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Privateering rankings
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Privateering ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/05/2026 19:11 | Johnnyo | 9,773 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 09:10 | Leginlists | 3,719 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 17:10 | dukeboxkool | 2,219 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2023 03:20 | BlueNote | 962 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2023 05:46 | cicadelic | 13,404 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.
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Great album by Mark, best songs are Redbud Tree and Privateering. It's just a bit too long, I would have made two albums out of it. Going to see him live this year, so that'll be great.
BasdeWit97 03/27/2013 21:34 | #70218
Some very good songs.
But 118 minutes is way too long for an album. After one hour it's getting boring.
Decent album though.
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