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Level 42 bestography
Level 42 is ranked as the best album by Level 42.
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Level 42 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Level 42 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 18/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | Leonard | Music I listend in 85 | 47/65 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 32/41 | 1 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 6/20 | 4 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 40 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/40 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1981 Listening Project (Part Two) | 17/100 | - |
| 2025 |  xo66 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 100 | |||
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Level 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/14/2026 18:13 | Jonboy | 142 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 15:17 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2025 11:30 | acoustic-horn | 246 | 76/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.8.
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Level 42 forum mentions
neilgee 06/19/2021 05:27 in What album are you listening to right now?Level 42 comments
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Jboy56 02/08/2024 14:49 | #301803
Simply forgotten, but this album surely needs more attention folks (Edited)
What a fantastic debut album... One of my favourites...
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