Cobra
by John Zorn
John Zorn bestography
Cobra is ranked 10th best out of 75 albums by John Zorn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Zorn is Naked City which is ranked number 2572 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 610.
(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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Cobra track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cobra rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2020 |  briggs54 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1987 | 6/60 | 5 |
| 2019 |  AfterHours | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2019 |  bestdressed | Top 61 Greatest Music Albums | 49/61 | 7 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | briggs54 | Jazz for the Advanced | 1/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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Cobra 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 10 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27/2022 16:49 | LosWochos | 46,885 | 75/100 | |
| 06/05/2019 05:30 | bestdressed | 257 | 82/100 | |
| 02/14/2019 03:37 |  Glitterboiii | 4,943 | 88/100 | |
| 12/28/2018 15:54 | Fischman | 11,855 | 66/100 | |
| 06/03/2018 00:25 | TodFitz | 27,355 | 63/100 |
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 74.6/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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