Anticipation
by Carly Simon
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Carly Simon bestography
Anticipation is ranked 3rd best out of 29 albums by Carly Simon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Carly Simon is No Secrets which is ranked number 4291 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 339.
(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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Anticipation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Anticipation rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 43 Music Albums of 1971 | 43/43 | 0 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 60/67 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | most listened to (2 B deleted) | 89/96 | - |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1971 | 27/41 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1971 (101 - 200) | 16/75 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 28 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
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Anticipation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/06/2026 15:07 | RemainInLight | 3,827 | 36/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 12:27 | dukeboxkool | 2,285 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 21:44 | MadhattanJack | 6,047 | 66/100 |
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 69.7/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Anticipation forum mentions
neilgee 03/24/2025 05:23 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 02/09/2023 19:46 in What album are you listening to right now?
bobbyb5 12/30/2017 01:21 in Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 2: The 1970'sAnticipation comments
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