Soft Airplane
by Chad VanGaalen
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Chad VanGaalen bestography
Soft Airplane is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Chad VanGaalen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chad VanGaalen is Light Information which is ranked number 21583 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 48.
(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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Soft Airplane track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Soft Airplane rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 19 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Delusions Of Adequacy Top 50 of 2008 | 47/51 | - |
| 2021 |  ghosttomost | Top 75 Music Albums of 2008 | 29/75 | 3 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | gloriousgoo | Top 26 Music Albums of 2008 | 22/26 | 1 |
| 2020 | Dunnand | Top 40 Music Albums of 2008 | 21/40 | 3 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2008 | 20/100 | - |
| 2016 |  fractaljazz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2013 | ChundomanX | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 5/10 | - |
| 2010 | felixandmary | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 14/50 | - |
| 2008 | Spex | The 20 Best Albums of 2008 | 19/50 | 3 |
| 2008 | Eye Weekly | Best Albums 2008 | 10/23 | 3 |
| 2008 | Cokemachineglow | Top 50 Albums 2008 | 13/50 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 22 | |||
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Soft Airplane ratings
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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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/11/2026 14:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,409 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2022 14:51 | BigR78 | 524 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2022 08:09 |  CellarDoor | 8,741 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2021 16:03 | LosWochos | 47,365 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2021 00:09 | ghosttomost | 2,882 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.8.
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I do not know why Spotify keeps recommending this to me. It's mediocre, forgettable folk. I want nothing to do with it.
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