Silk Purse
by Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt bestography
Silk Purse is ranked 16th best out of 35 albums by Linda Ronstadt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Linda Ronstadt is Heart Like A Wheel which is ranked number 4665 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 299.
(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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Silk Purse track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Silk Purse rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1970 (101 - 200) | 12/60 | - |
| 2025 | culwin | Top 28 Music Albums of 1970 | 13/28 | 3 |
| 2025 |  slatsheit | Top 73 Music Albums of 1970 | 73/73 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Album covers: Weird & weirder | 3/14 | - |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | lanadeleswift | Top 46 Music Albums of 1970 | 17/46 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  RockyRaccoon | Country/Bluegrass | 62/90 | - |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | Top 71 Music Albums of 1970 | 43/71 | 2 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Arizona | 53/74 | - |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | My most listened to albums of 2023 by female artists | 74/100 | - |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | 1970-73 ~ Wish List | 6/100 | - |
| 2018 |  mozzmozz | Top 78 Music Albums of 1970 | 78/78 | 0 |
| 2018 | Johnnyo | The music of the LA Canyons | 63/90 | - |
| 2014 | nf0603 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 53 Music Albums of 1970 | 12/53 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
Silk Purse collection
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Silk Purse 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 30 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 3 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 6,055 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2025 05:16 | culwin | 1,326 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2025 05:08 | LammyTS1 | 1,041 | 59/100 |
| ! | 11/25/2024 23:00 | slatsheit | 2,041 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2024 02:17 |  sguy157 | 161 | 82/100 |
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 73.3/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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