The Big Picture
by Elton John
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Elton John bestography
The Big Picture is ranked 31st best out of 56 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,155.
(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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The Big Picture track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Big Picture rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 5 | 32/61 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1997 | 52/100 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Elton John | 21/26 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 4 | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1997 | 7/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1997 | 54/100 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 44 Music Albums of 1997 | 29/44 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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The Big Picture ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/22/2024 19:35 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2023 16:17 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 10/16/2023 14:37 |  MetalMan67 | 6,252 | 71/100 |
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 64.9/100, a mean average of 63.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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The Big Picture comments
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Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/02/2014 14:35 | #121072
A very underrated album packed with great songs - Recover Your Soul, I Can't Steer My Heart.....,If The River Can Bend and The End Will Come. It doesn't seem to be a favourite amongst fans but I love it.
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