Lay It Down
by Al Green
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Al Green bestography
Lay It Down is ranked 13th best out of 37 albums by Al Green on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Al Green is Call Me which is ranked number 1509 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,132.
(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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Lay It Down track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lay It Down rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 87 Music Albums of 2008 | 36/87 | 3 |
| 2026 | Top 95 Music Albums of 2008 | 49/95 | 2 | |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2008 | 51/71 | - |
| 2024 | AM Bubbling Under 2000s 05 | 72/100 | - | |
| 2023 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 72/100 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 10/50 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 57/100 | 2 | |
| 2008 | BLENDER | The 33 Best Albums of 2008 | 13/33 | 3 |
| 2008 | PopMatters | The Best Albums Of 2008 | 36/60 | 2 |
| 2008 | Musikexpress.de | The 50 Best Albums of 2008 | 50/50 | 0 |
| 2008 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 2008 | 40/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 22 | |||
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Lay It Down 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 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/24/2025 16:27 | 8,233 | 65/100 | |
| ! | 09/08/2025 21:31 | PapaShiz86 | 10,956 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2024 11:31 | dukeboxkool | 1,994 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2024 14:41 | cicadelic | 11,601 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2021 18:59 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
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 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 6.9.
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