Rear View Mirror
by Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt bestography
Rear View Mirror is ranked 9th best out of 33 albums by Townes Van Zandt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Townes Van Zandt is Townes Van Zandt which is ranked number 732 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,366.
(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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Rear View Mirror track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Rear View Mirror rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | Rhyner | Top 24 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/24 | 4 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 87 Music Albums of 1993 | 50/87 | 2 |
| 2025 |  EyeKanFly | Top 80 Music Albums of 1993 | 16/80 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Purplepash | Top 69 Music Albums of 1993 | 53/69 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best ever live albums | 87/100 | - |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1993 | 20/25 | 1 |
| 2022 |  Mercury | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2022 | Mercury | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2020 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2015 | masonfuchs | Top 11 Music Albums of 1993 | 7/11 | 2 |
| 2015 |  OKC1 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 45/50 | 1 |
| 2014 | Jthomp81 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | - |
| 2013 | EveryCheapHood | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 10/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 53 | |||
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Rear View Mirror 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/25/2025 00:14 | Moondance | 19,915 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2024 21:45 | LosWochos | 46,711 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2023 21:56 | Rhyner | 1,684 | 59/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2021 10:14 | Pluto11 | 11,771 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2021 14:41 | EyeKanFly | 8,233 | 65/100 |
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 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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