Quintessence
by Bill Evans
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Bill Evans bestography
Quintessence is ranked 22nd best out of 40 albums by Bill Evans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bill Evans is Waltz For Debby which is ranked number 1338 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,287.
(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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Quintessence track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Quintessence rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2022 |  pa | Top 36 Music Albums of 1977 | 17/36 | 3 |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1977 | 7/40 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | Bill Evans Albums Ranked | 22/32 | - |
| 2018 | rkm | Top 28 Music Albums of 1977 | 24/28 | 1 |
| 2017 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | rkm | 1970s Jazz Albums (Chronological) | 46/55 | - |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1977 To-Do List | 83/97 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Quintessence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/07/2026 04:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,813 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2021 13:04 | Sony1980 | 278 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2020 10:53 | LosWochos | 47,546 | 75/100 |
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 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 81.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.6.
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