Akhnaten (studio album)
by Philip Glass
Philip Glass bestography
Akhnaten is ranked 7th best out of 39 albums by Philip Glass on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Philip Glass is Glassworks which is ranked number 1662 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,021.
(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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Akhnaten track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Akhnaten rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 85 Music Albums of 1987 | 63/85 | 1 |
| 2024 | Godspeedyou | Top 77 Greatest Music Albums | 41/77 | 41 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2022 |  Paule | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 55/99 | 9 |
| 2022 |  Cardboardfolder | Top 64 Music Albums of 1987 | 37/64 | 2 |
| 2021 | stereo_mike | Top 25 Music Albums of 1987 | 25/25 | 0 |
| 2019 | Godspeedyou | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2014 | RawlsRE | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 100/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 75 | |||
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Akhnaten 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 15 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/19/2025 17:22 |  EyeKanFly | 8,092 | 65/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2024 15:28 | TonySayers61 | 22,916 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2024 13:55 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,385 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2024 04:15 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | 1,131 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2024 20:35 | LosWochos | 46,611 | 75/100 |
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 is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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