Message In A Box
by The Police
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The Police bestography
Message In A Box is ranked 8th best out of 14 albums by The Police on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Police is Synchronicity which is ranked number 305 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,506.
(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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Message In A Box track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Message In A Box rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  deepgnat | Top 9 Greatest Music Albums | 7/9 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best ever compilations | 53/100 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | becai | Top 39 Greatest Music Albums | 21/39 | 36 |
| 2021 | zowie | Top 21 Music Albums of 1993 | 10/21 | 3 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2016 | Ejknox | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 35/40 | 1 |
| 2015 | Ezmoney | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 26/40 | - |
| 2015 | Elvar | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
Message In A Box collection
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Message In A Box 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 34 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2025 01:55 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,879 | 74/100 | |
| 04/22/2023 09:38 |  Tamthebam | 23,007 | 69/100 | |
| 12/22/2022 04:51 | plasmicmist | 1,986 | 76/100 | |
| 05/18/2022 10:17 | LosWochos | 47,005 | 75/100 | |
| 04/20/2022 17:19 | Johnnyo | 9,742 | 77/100 |
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 77.6/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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