Illusion
by Renaissance
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Renaissance bestography
Illusion is ranked 10th best out of 30 albums by Renaissance on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Renaissance is Scheherazade And Other Stories which is ranked number 2728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 570.
(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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Illusion track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Illusion rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock Pt. 3 | 25/100 | - |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Steppenwolf666 | Collectable record labels, The Pink Island (UK) label albums | 55/73 | - |
| 2025 |  Liedzeit | Top 76 Music Albums of 1971 | 66/76 | 1 |
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | 1971: #101-200 | 4/7 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1971 7TH 100 | 23/99 | - |
| 2022 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2021 | AAL2014 | Renaissance: So Far… | 4/4 | - |
| 2021 | sssvnnn | singer | 59/100 | - |
| 2020 | Highhopes | Top 32 Music Albums of 1971 | 6/32 | 4 |
| 2020 |  Lachapelle | Top 16 Music Albums of 1971 | 10/16 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
Illusion collection
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Illusion 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 18 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/08/2026 21:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,791 | 70/100 | |
| 11/03/2025 14:17 | RockyRaccoon | 6,872 | 84/100 | |
| 09/13/2024 19:23 | duelek | 1,736 | 76/100 | |
| 01/02/2023 19:27 | TonySayers61 | 23,854 | 64/100 | |
| 07/14/2022 09:50 | yinei007 | 768 | 78/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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A little weaker than the debut and more pop-oriented. Best track: "Mr. Pine".
More good psych prog from The Relfs' (original) Renaissance incarnation. Not quite as good as the debut in my opinion, but still enjoyable.
sssvnnn 06/12/2015 14:05 | #143690
Beautiful and a bit naive hippie prog-rock.
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