Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra bestography
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" is ranked 2nd best out of 72 albums by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker is Beethoven: IX. Symphonie which is ranked number 4023 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 365.
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" rankings
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 |  RockyRaccoon | Classical | 12/98 | - |
| 2026 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 41 Music Albums of 1986 | 32/41 | 1 |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 97 Music Albums of 1986 | 38/97 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RoundTheBend | Classical: 1750-1820 | 91/99 | - |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | best german albums ever | 58/100 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Die besten deutschsprachigen Alben aller Zeiten | 33/74 | - |
| 2023 |  SomeoneInNewYork | Top 98 Greatest Music Albums | 28/98 | 46 |
| 2021 | RoundTheBend | Top 60 Music Albums of 2002 | 5/60 | - |
| 2021 |  IanFrance | Top 43 Music Albums of the 1980s | 29/43 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 104 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/18/2024 15:39 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,767 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2024 21:30 | RockingRoll666 | 1,927 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2023 02:27 |  ffudnebbuh | 2,464 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.5/100, a mean average of 82.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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