Purgatory / Paradise
by Throwing Muses
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Throwing Muses bestography
Purgatory / Paradise is ranked 7th best out of 16 albums by Throwing Muses on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Throwing Muses is The Real Ramona which is ranked number 2799 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 550.
(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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Purgatory / Paradise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Purgatory / Paradise rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 65 Music Albums of 2013 | 17/65 | 4 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 75 Music Albums of 2013 | 62/75 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | LosWochos | 50 Comeback-Alben by Musikexpress.de (05/2023) | 25/50 | - |
| 2023 | sonicdiscourse | 2013 To-Do List | 15/98 | - |
| 2022 |  buzzdainer | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in September 2020 | 43/100 | - |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 95 Music Albums of 2013 | 62/95 | 2 |
| 2019 | Highhopes | Top 26 Music Albums of 2013 | 16/26 | 2 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2013 | 65/70 | - |
| 2016 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2015 | philbutrin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 63/100 | - |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 2/100 | 20 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
Purgatory / Paradise collection
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Purgatory / Paradise ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/30/2023 20:59 | Robmc70 | 1,484 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2021 07:37 | zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2021 16:31 | LosWochos | 46,650 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2020 16:14 | Johnnyo | 9,543 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2019 12:30 |  vengefulwill | 2,579 | 79/100 |
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 is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.6.
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Purgatory / Paradise comments
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buzzdainer 12/10/2017 18:12 | #202912
Kristin Hersh is a treasure, and I've admired her for the better part of three decades, dating back even before she was doing literally haunting duets with Michael Stipe back in the early nineties. So it's easy to understand my excitement when I heard she'd reformed Throwing Muses and was recording a new album. Turns out the results are a little uneven; Purgatory/Paradise is probably overlong, and Hersh's vocals don't quite have the penetrating bite they had when she was in her twenties and thirties. Nevertheless, it's incredibly refreshing to have something new from her and her band, here's hoping she continues adding to her impressive discography.
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