Ball
by Iron Butterfly
Iron Butterfly bestography
Ball is ranked 4th best out of 11 albums by Iron Butterfly on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Iron Butterfly is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida which is ranked number 1845 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 920.
(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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Ball track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ball rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JoshN125 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock Pt. 2 | 23/100 | - |
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1969 | 46/60 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Repo | 1969: Heavy Shit! | 14/26 | - |
| 2025 |  ExTeaSea | Top 57 Music Albums of 1969 | 47/57 | 1 |
| 2025 | dihansse | Top 44 Music Albums of 1969 | 29/44 | 2 |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | 1968/69 ~ Wish List | 42/100 | - |
| 2021 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 80 Music Albums of 1969 | 71/80 | 1 |
| 2013 |  sheep21 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1969 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2012 | subtleman22 | Top 38 Music Albums of 1969 | 25/38 | 2 |
| 2012 |  alelsupreme | Best Rock And/Or Roll Music | 3/8 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
Ball collection
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Ball 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 24 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2026 22:49 | Moondance | 20,521 | 72/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 19:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,795 | 70/100 | |
| 12/03/2024 19:38 | RockyRaccoon | 7,070 | 84/100 | |
| 10/21/2024 17:16 | TonySayers61 | 24,788 | 64/100 | |
| 04/28/2024 20:08 | kjistok | 855 | 81/100 |
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 71.4/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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