The Source
by Ali Farka Touré
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Ali Farka Touré bestography
The Source is ranked 5th best out of 16 albums by Ali Farka Touré on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ali Farka Touré is Ali Farka Toure (Ten Songs From The Legendary Singer From Mali) which is ranked number 6247 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 210.
(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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The Source track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Source rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 81 Music Albums of 1992 | 61/81 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1992 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 1991 To-Do List | 35/77 | - |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1992 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2022 | amirmishali | Top 37 Music Albums of 1992 | 37/37 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Mercury | Top 53 Music Albums of 1992 | 25/53 | 3 |
| 2021 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1992 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2021 | SamNassiri98 | Top 18 Music Albums of 1992 | 13/18 | 2 |
| 2021 | stereo_mike | Top 25 Music Albums of 1992 | 2/25 | 5 |
| 2020 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1992... #301-400 | 19/100 | - |
| 2019 | stereo_mike | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 24/100 | 15 |
| 2016 |  ButterThumbz | Top 51 Music Albums of 1992 | 18/51 | 3 |
| 2013 |  Freddie55 | Top 30 Music Albums of the 1990s | 15/30 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 52 | |||
The Source collection
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The Source 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 16 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2025 21:04 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 | |
| 04/15/2024 23:33 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,865 | 74/100 | |
| 02/25/2024 18:11 | Skerns | 5,080 | 80/100 | |
| 05/05/2023 23:30 | Hayden | 7,530 | 72/100 | |
| 06/02/2022 22:49 | migl | 1,499 | 73/100 |
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 77.7/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.2.
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