Understanding
by Bobby Womack
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Bobby Womack bestography
Understanding is ranked 6th best out of 27 albums by Bobby Womack on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bobby Womack is The Poet which is ranked number 7692 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 166.
(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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Understanding track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Understanding 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 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Jive Chart | 32/100 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1972 | 16/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top Greatest Music Albums 201-300 | 75/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1972 by Ultimate Record Collector | 31/51 | - |
| 2025 | imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of the '70's (201 - 300) by U R C | 85/100 | - |
| 2024 |  Vaggelis | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 87/99 | 1 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 54 Music Albums of 1972 | 19/54 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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Understanding ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/14/2025 11:05 | videoheadcleaner | 12,359 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2023 19:23 | TonySayers61 | 25,733 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2022 18:37 | imacgill | 2,856 | 79/100 |
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 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
Understanding forum mentions
neilgee 11/18/2020 22:27 in What album are you listening to right now?
baystateoftheart 04/10/2016 22:00 in Human Canon BallUnderstanding comments
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