The Ladder
by Yes
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Yes bestography
The Ladder is ranked 21st best out of 71 albums by Yes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yes is Close To The Edge which is ranked number 86 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,442.
(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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The Ladder track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ladder rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 8 Music Albums of 1999 | 8/8 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #401-500 | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1999 Pt 2 | 67/75 | - |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 69 Music Albums of the 1990s | 65/69 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1999 | 53/55 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Yes Albums Ranked | 18/25 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 7 Music Albums of 1999 | 7/7 | 1 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Top 41 Music Albums of 1999 | 39/41 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
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The Ladder ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/15/2026 23:09 | Proto | 4,451 | 33/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 02:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,747 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 10:55 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 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 65.1/100, a mean average of 64.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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The Ladder forum mentions
Liedzeit 03/05/2026 09:41 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
NoisyBeast 01/26/2022 20:36 in What album are you listening to right now?
Listmeister 12/02/2013 15:24 in Favourite Album ArtworkThe Ladder comments
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/03/2016 16:05 | #158592
A joyous record from the greatest of the great. Not Close To The Edge - but 30 years into their career a great achievement.
A middle of the road album with a very strong title track!
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
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