Mean Business (studio album)
by The Firm (UK)
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Condition: Used
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Condition: Used
The Firm (UK) bestography
Mean Business is ranked 2nd best out of 2 albums by The Firm (UK) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Firm (UK) is The Firm which is ranked number 27201 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33.
(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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Mean Business track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mean Business rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 53/58 | 1 |
| 2024 | spinout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2021 | NHGRANITE | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 46/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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Mean Business 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 13 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/13/2024 21:22 |  MetalMan67 | 5,958 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2024 15:31 |  mrblond | 485 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2023 17:59 |  zags7000 | 20,396 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2021 12:27 | jeremy9 | 3,577 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2021 10:30 | NHGRANITE | 4,702 | 70/100 |
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 67.5/100, a mean average of 63.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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