Automatic Writing
by Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley bestography
Automatic Writing is ranked as the best album by Robert Ashley.
(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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Automatic Writing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Automatic Writing rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 51/100 | 50 |
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2024 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | RioBravo | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 21 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 1979 To-Do List | 81/89 | - |
| 2021 |  sszwalbenest | Pitchfork: The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time | 15/50 | - |
| 2020 | brun027 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/50 | 5 |
| 2018 | arthurbittencourt | Top 13 Music Albums of 1979 | 2/13 | 5 |
| 2015 | sonicdiscourse | Were The 70s Even That Good? | 38/62 | - |
| 2014 | FACT | The 100 best albums of the 1970s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2013 | MoonJock33 | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 9/10 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 119 | |||
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Automatic Writing 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 21 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20/2026 16:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,746 | 70/100 | |
| 03/25/2025 00:41 |  nocturnes | 39 | 87/100 | |
| 10/01/2024 00:35 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,903 | 74/100 | |
| 01/21/2024 13:12 | JamesMowbray | 5,378 | 69/100 | |
| 05/14/2023 21:06 | TonySayers61 | 23,830 | 64/100 |
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 68.9/100, a mean average of 67.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.4.
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