The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
by Earth, Wind & Fire
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The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Respectfully Retrospective | 11/100 | - |
| 2015 | Error Finn | 25 Reasons to buy a Compilation Album | 25/25 | - |
| 2013 |  sheep21 | Top 30 Music Albums of 2002 | 25/30 | 1 |
| 2010 | kazomike | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 10/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2 | |||
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The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/10/2021 17:57 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2020 16:58 | Johnnyo | 9,906 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2018 07:30 |  Tamthebam | 23,243 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2017 02:49 |  Maxence | 12,753 | 61/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2014 17:16 | CameronMB | 744 | 39/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Great career retrospective for one of the greatest R&B acts of all time.
Kyle39 08/28/2012 12:29 | #49432
Excellence!
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