Fire
by Ohio Players
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Ohio Players bestography
Fire is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Ohio Players on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ohio Players is Honey which is ranked number 8719 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 143.
(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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Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Fire 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 | Johnnyo | in April 2022 (2 B deleted) | 8/99 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1974 | 36/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest soul / funk albums of the 70’s | 41/67 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 41 Music Albums of 1974 | 8/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 12 Music Albums of 1974 | 9/12 | 2 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 44 Music Albums of 1974 | 29/44 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 45 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 89 | |||
Fire collection
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Fire ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/14/2026 00:35 | matterhornrider | 5,168 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2026 19:22 | BoxFL | 2,766 | 51/100 |
| ! | 08/19/2024 16:48 | RemainInLight | 3,797 | 36/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
Fire forum mentions
neilgee 04/25/2023 18:18 in What album are you listening to right now?
Tha1ChiefRocka 04/04/2017 23:02 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayFire comments
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drstuey 04/02/2024 21:01 | #302813
Solid enough funky soul but does contain a lot of cheese and lapses into dull. So many other great similar albums from this period so not a keeper. (Edited)
TBC…
Album Rating:
1.Fire. 80
2.Together. 72
3.Runnin' From The Devil. 78
4.I Want To Be Free
5.Smoke
6.It's All Over
7.What The Hell
8.Together/Feelings
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