Pure Smokey
by Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson bestography
Pure Smokey is ranked 7th best out of 54 albums by Smokey Robinson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Smokey Robinson is Going To A Go-Go which is ranked number 2798 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 559.
(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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Pure Smokey track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pure Smokey rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Smokey Robinson (incl Miracles) (US) - Ranked | 1/30 | - |
| 2020 | joshbrooker2001 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 25/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 24 | |||
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Pure Smokey ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/08/2026 14:37 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 00:33 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2024 12:02 | RemainInLight | 3,801 | 36/100 |
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 72.9/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.1.
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