Parallel Dreams (studio album)
by Loreena McKennitt
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Loreena McKennitt bestography
Parallel Dreams is ranked 7th best out of 17 albums by Loreena McKennitt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Loreena McKennitt is The Visit which is ranked number 3081 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 488.
(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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Parallel Dreams track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Parallel Dreams rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | MrOlan | Top 10 Music Albums of 1989 | 4/10 | 4 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | MrOlan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1989 | 46/88 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2024 | spinout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2023 | zags7000 | Best of 1980's 101-200 | 27/100 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | Loreena McKennitt Albums Ranked | 4/13 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Best Canadian Albums | 37/100 | - |
| 2013 |  Fergenaprido | Top 24 Music Albums of the 1980s | 17/24 | 7 |
| 2013 | Fergenaprido | Top 5 Music Albums of 1989 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2013 | ihwar2000 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1989 | 8/16 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 70 | |||
Parallel Dreams collection
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Parallel Dreams ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/28/2025 21:47 |  Kingturtle | 6,368 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2024 17:34 | TonySayers61 | 22,959 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2023 13:04 | Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2023 13:35 | MW19704U | 6,990 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2023 03:15 | Moondance | 19,775 | 72/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.3/100, a mean average of 69.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Fischman 12/16/2018 02:44 | #227234
A beautiful album that sits between the basic, stripped down Elemental and the more lush and elaborate works that would follow.
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