Illumination
by Earth, Wind & Fire
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Earth, Wind & Fire bestography
Illumination is ranked 18th best out of 30 albums by Earth, Wind & Fire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Earth, Wind & Fire is I Am which is ranked number 3167 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 482.
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Illumination track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (1 out of 13 tracks have been rated).
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Illumination rankings
Illumination rankings summary
Overall rank: 69,933rd | 2000s rank: 13,108th | 2005 rank: 1,354th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 2005 | 38/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2015 | edubs | Top 14 Music Albums of 2005 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 49/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/12/2026 16:15 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2025 05:24 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2019 05:52 | Pluto11 | 12,261 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2014 01:08 | edubs | 1,486 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2014 19:40 | blueandthemoon | 2,878 | 76/100 |
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Johnnyo 07/30/2025 15:29 | #310351
Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2006 Grammys. The winner was Get Lifted by John Legend (Edited)
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