Glorious Fool (studio album)
by John Martyn
John Martyn bestography
Glorious Fool is ranked 10th best out of 28 albums by John Martyn on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Martyn is Solid Air which is ranked number 1211 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,437.
(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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Glorious Fool track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Glorious Fool rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | Moondance | 1980's: albums 101 - 200 | 14/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1981 Listening Project (Part Two) | 37/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  sssvnnn | Top 82 Music Albums of 1981 | 18/82 | 4 |
| 2022 | Pretender | 1977. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 21/49 | - |
| 2022 | skrapoel | Top 54 Music Albums of 1981 | 51/54 | 0 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/55 | 4 |
| 2016 |  flamingyesdept | John Martyn's Albums Ranked | 11/17 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 24 | |||
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Glorious Fool 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 16 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/25/2025 16:18 | skrapoel | 2,228 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2024 11:27 | al66 | 85 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2023 06:29 | Moondance | 19,757 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2022 19:37 | seanpen15 | 16 | 87/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2021 04:46 | TheHutts | 1,996 | 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 has a Bayesian average rating of 68.0/100, a mean average of 65.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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