Thirds (studio album)
by James Gang
James Gang bestography
Thirds is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by James Gang on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Gang is Yer' Album which is ranked number 11370 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 103.
(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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Thirds track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Thirds rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1971 (101 - 200) | 60/75 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 79 Music Albums of 1971 | 50/79 | 2 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Ohio | 72/84 | - |
| 2023 | Villain | Top 29 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/29 | 0 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | NHGRANITE | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2020 |  authorunknown | Top 25 Music Albums of 1971 | 19/25 | 1 |
| 2020 | roberto71 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2010 | haredoug | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 34/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
Thirds collection
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Thirds 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 23 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/15/2025 08:30 | Johnnyo | 9,535 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2025 19:37 | Pluto11 | 11,732 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2025 22:53 | stevengnz | 2,608 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2023 03:31 | dhbarrett | 8,221 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2023 08:59 | Fevernova | 3,136 | 82/100 |
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 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
Thirds comments
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llibnanoon 08/04/2020 19:15 | #256693
Meh. (Rating 72.22)
Best Track: Walk Away
...rock and roll
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