Rising
by Rainbow
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Rainbow bestography
Rising is ranked as the best album by Rainbow.
(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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Rising track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Rising rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1976 | 6/98 | 5 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 90 Music Albums of the 1970s | 6/90 | 19 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 60 Music Albums of 1976 | 20/60 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1976: Metal (& other Heavy Shit!) | 4/25 | - |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 44/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Hard rock albums of all time by Metal Storm | 3/99 | - |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 68 Music Albums of the 1970s | 54/68 | 4 |
| 2026 | Marswolf68 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 97/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 377 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,517 | |||
Rising collection
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Rising ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/14/2026 23:21 | FrancK | 555 | 83/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 12:26 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 21:14 |  slatsheit | 2,076 | 81/100 |
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 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
Rising favourites
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Rising forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5447): By adbrack1988View latest topic →
BestEverAlbums 12/01/2025 17:03 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2025View latest topic →
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Rising comments
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The album starts off reasonably well with the opening two tracks you then get two pretty mediocre songs in the middle and then two phenomenal tracks to end on. The first time I heard Stargazer I remember just sitting back and being in absolute awe of the musical quality on display. The guitar work on that song is immense and the album is worth listening to for that song alone. The first 4 songs lack the punch of those last two songs and it really holds back the album as there shouldn't be filler content on such a short album. Overall, there are some brilliant instrumental performances on this album but it is too inconsistent to be considered elite in my opinion. (Edited)
This is the best album I ever heard. I remember the time when I heard it the first time and how I was at this moment.
If I was alone on a desert island with just one album, it wouldbe this one. Great performance from all the band and A Light In The Black is my favorite song.
RIP Dio, Powell and Bain. Long live to Blackmore and Carey.
This is just Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore doing what they do best. Singing like an angel and playing guitar like a beast. Not a single bad track on this album. Catchy from start to finish
If perfect 10/10 albums exist, this is definitely one of them. (Edited)
ImmortalAl 03/07/2019 04:58 | #233171 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm speechless. You just have to give it a listen. Its indescribable. Why did I go my whole life without listening to this until just now?!
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