Retrospective
by The Animals
The Animals bestography
Retrospective is ranked 8th best out of 24 albums by The Animals on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Animals is The Animals which is ranked number 2377 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 673.
(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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Retrospective track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Retrospective rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | roberto71 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 100/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | matterhornrider | 55 Favorite Compilation Albums | 25/55 | - |
| 2022 |  bobbyb5 | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 55/99 | 27 |
| 2021 |  RoundTheBend | Top 43 Music Albums of 2004 | 24/43 | 2 |
| 2018 | RoundTheBend | Compilations | 3/68 | - |
| 2018 | bobbyb5 | Best-ofs / Greatest Hits Albums | 24/100 | - |
| 2012 | jchurd601 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 84/100 | - |
| 2011 | Laululind | Top 41 Greatest Music Albums | 38/41 | - |
| 2010 | musicgenius86 | Top 22 Greatest Music Albums | 21/22 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 30 | |||
Retrospective collection
Showing all 14 members who have this album in their collection
Retrospective 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 20 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2025 18:49 | Leginlists | 2,453 | 84/100 | |
| 12/11/2025 22:42 | traistboar | 1,598 | 79/100 | |
| 10/15/2024 16:33 | Johnnyo | 9,725 | 77/100 | |
| 10/15/2024 15:37 | matterhornrider | 4,918 | 81/100 | |
| 01/11/2023 05:05 | plasmicmist | 1,986 | 76/100 |
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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
Retrospective favourites
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Retrospective comments
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RoundTheBend 02/12/2017 00:48 | #185344
Lots of good tracks, but a lot of filler:
House of the rising sun
Boom Boom
Don't let me be misunderstood
We gotta get out of this place
It's My Life
Don't Bring Me Down
See See Rider
A Girl Named Sandoz
Spill The Wine
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