Laurel
by Brighter
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Brighter bestography
Laurel is ranked as the best album by Brighter.
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Laurel track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Laurel 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 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 301-400 | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 62 Music Albums of 1991 | 57/62 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1991 | 12/88 | 4 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  philbutrin | Top 77 Music Albums of 1991 | 69/77 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2019 |  OKC1 | Top 59 Music Albums of 1991 | 59/59 | 0 |
| 2019 |  SingingPeasant96 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 97/99 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 35 | |||
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Laurel 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/22/2025 08:32 | MadhattanJack | 6,027 | 66/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2022 04:43 |  Arthurknight | 9,586 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2021 01:51 | dhbarrett | 8,801 | 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 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.2.
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Laurel comments
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Secondsoul 01/20/2013 14:35 | #62213
I love the guitars, not so sure on some of the singing. But overall a very good album.
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