Moving Target
by Gil Scott-Heron
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Gil Scott-Heron bestography
Moving Target is ranked 8th best out of 12 albums by Gil Scott-Heron on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gil Scott-Heron is Pieces Of A Man which is ranked number 1416 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,200.
(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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Moving Target track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Moving Target rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | replacementlevel | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 19/50 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1982 | 10/18 | 3 |
| 2024 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  EyeKanFly | Washington, DC is paradise to me! 51 albums of DC history | 43/51 | - |
| 2021 | WayneMC | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 14/90 | 4 |
| 2020 | GeorgeW49 | Top 14 Music Albums of 1982 | 13/14 | 1 |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1982 To-Do List | 88/94 | - |
| 1982 | New Music Express | NME Albums Of The Year 1982 | 26/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Moving Target 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 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2025 22:14 | Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 | |
| 08/31/2022 14:27 | replacementlevel | 7,724 | 70/100 | |
| 04/26/2021 21:29 | EyeKanFly | 8,421 | 65/100 | |
| 07/07/2020 01:06 |  Maxence | 12,673 | 61/100 | |
| 06/11/2020 15:14 | GeorgeW49 | 1,662 | 71/100 |
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 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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