Out Of Focus
by Out Of Focus
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Out Of Focus bestography
Out Of Focus is ranked as the best album by Out Of Focus.
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Out Of Focus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Out Of Focus rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  NickVolos | Vinyl Collection, Pt. 4 | 43/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | thekrauter | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 23/45 | 3 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1971 3RD 100 | 11/99 | - |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | Krautrock Klassiks PT2 | 55/100 | - |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | My most wanted vinyl albums | 71/100 | - |
| 2019 | Steppenwolf666 | Pokora's masterpieces of music (GB, Irish & Europe artists) Pt 2 | 43/100 | - |
| 2018 |  bertrandu | 1960s and 1970s Experimental Rock | 50/100 | - |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1970s ~ Part IV | 63/100 | - |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Prog-Rock | 71/93 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6 | |||
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Out Of Focus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 14:25 | TonySayers61 | 26,067 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 12:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,603 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2020 23:09 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.4/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.7.
Out Of Focus forum mentions
NickVolos 02/01/2014 15:55 in Best Album Outside Top 1500 Tourney NominationsView all forum mentions
Out Of Focus comments
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SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/05/2014 19:56 | #102293
This kind of music really isn't my stuff, but I actually, to my surprise, enjoyed it. Yeah, there were bits of extreme repetitiveness and annoying typical kraut/jazz stuff which don't tickle my fancy, but overall it actually really holds. There's a lot of diversity past the first two tracks and the overall sound & ambiance created is magnificent.
Sadly though the negatives pull it down a lot. Wish I could say more about this but it's just an album full of surprises and explosive moments, but a lot of annoying monotonous stuff.
Great krautrock album! Thanks to NickVolos for nominating this. It's really right up my alley.
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