Local Hero
by Mark Knopfler
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Mark Knopfler bestography
Local Hero is ranked 13th best out of 18 albums by Mark Knopfler on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mark Knopfler is Sailing To Philadelphia which is ranked number 5087 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 268.
(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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Local Hero track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Local Hero rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1983 Listening Project (Part 1) | 47/100 | - |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Best Guitarists | 5/25 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 70/99 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | 55 more albums I listened to in 2025 | 20/40 | - |
| 2023 | cronadigallina | Top 96 Music Albums of 1983 | 89/96 | 0 |
| 2022 | martintho | Top 48 Music Albums of 1983 | 18/48 | 3 |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 79 Music Albums of 1983 | 31/79 | 3 |
| 2019 | Fischman | Mark Knopfler Albums Ranked | 10/16 | - |
| 2017 | hahol | Top 42 Music Albums of 1983 | 29/42 | 2 |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 41 Music Albums of 1983 | 33/41 | 1 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1983 | 33/36 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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Local Hero ratings
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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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/11/2025 21:49 |  albummaster | 147 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 18:24 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 17:08 | dukeboxkool | 1,996 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2023 08:04 | Peio72 | 202 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2023 02:25 | Moondance | 19,960 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.7/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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A bit ethereal and some Celtic folk moments. Sort of Dire Straits filtered through Windham Hill. Gerry Rafferty joins in on lead vocal for "The Way It Always Starts", one of the album highlights. And Mark can sure pick. A very pleasant listen.
travelful 06/16/2015 19:55 | #143960
Not much singing in this album. Very good instrumentals throughout, though.
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