Bona Fide
by Wishbone Ash
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Wishbone Ash bestography
Bona Fide is ranked 14th best out of 46 albums by Wishbone Ash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wishbone Ash is Argus which is ranked number 925 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,882.
(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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Bona Fide track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bona Fide rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 48 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Nightprowler | Top 8 Music Albums of 2002 | 4/8 | 3 |
| 2025 | Nightprowler | Top 54 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/54 | 5 |
| 2025 | dhbarrett | Top 41 Music Albums of 2002 | 26/41 | 2 |
| 2023 | 70proglodyte | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 35 |
| 2023 | MetaKoopa99 | Top 39 Music Albums of the 2000s | 9/39 | 16 |
| 2023 | MetaKoopa99 | All 24 Wishbone Ash Albums Ranked | 9/24 | - |
| 2023 | ashbonewish | Top 37 Greatest Music Albums | 17/37 | 41 |
| 2022 | MetaKoopa99 | Top 5 Music Albums of 2002 | 2/5 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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Bona Fide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/21/2026 22:57 | PapaShiz86 | 11,757 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 16:53 | hebbo137 | 199 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 07:07 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 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 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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Extremely solid album for something this late in Wishbone Ash's career. No tracks really stand out above the rest, but the lyrics, vocals, and that always immaculate guitar work are solid to great all throughout. Deserves a better score on this website.
Very good album after the horrid trance albums they released in the late 90s! Return to form.
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