Helter Stupid
by Negativland
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Negativland bestography
Helter Stupid is ranked 4th best out of 24 albums by Negativland on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Negativland is Escape From Noise which is ranked number 9526 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 129.
(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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Helter Stupid track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Helter Stupid rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 301-400 | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1989 | 5/90 | 5 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 95/100 | 6 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 65 Music Albums of 1989 | 35/65 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1989 | 30/57 | - |
| 2022 |  sageamagoo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2018 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Greatest SST Records Albums | 98/100 | - |
| 2018 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1989... #201-300 | 7/100 | - |
| 2018 |  RichardSauce | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 93/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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Helter Stupid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/17/2026 07:27 | Zeppyfish | 40 | 94/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2025 13:02 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2024 11:55 | videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
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 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5354): By arthurbittencourt NoisyBeast 04/27/2017 14:49 in What album are you listening to right now?Helter Stupid comments
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