Glow
by The Innocence Mission
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Glow is ranked as the best album by The Innocence Mission.
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Glow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Glow 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 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1995 | 31/80 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 1995 | 70/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 79 Music Albums of 1995 | 57/79 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1995 | 47/89 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 31/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1995: Even More Gems | 3/11 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 | 65/100 | - |
| 2025 | imimesis | Top 20 Music Albums of 1995 | 7/20 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 148 | |||
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Glow ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/20/2026 13:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 10:01 | TonySayers61 | 25,746 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2023 15:24 | cicadelic | 14,048 | 73/100 |
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 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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Glow forum mentions
Repo 01/12/2025 01:42 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 05/07/2020 22:04 in My discoveries per year Romanelli 10/23/2016 14:08 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The WailersGlow comments
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radiofreespike 06/30/2009 10:44 | #4984 | TOP COMMENT
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After two heavily produced albums in which they might have reminded listeners of the Sundays produced by The Cocteau Twins,(not such a bad thing,) they switched producers, stripped away layers of sound, and discovered that less is more. With the introspective songwriting of lead singer Karen Peris, their ability to sincerely modulate a range of emotions ranging from sorrow to wistfulness to joy ring true here. This release only grew on me with repeat listenings as the intricacies revealed themselves to me. Additionally, this album paved the way for their accoustic-y followup, "Birds of My Neighborhood." With this album, they cemented their place as an all-time favorite band.
It's good, but nothing really sticks out (other than a few tracks in the middle of the album).
Decent & delightful
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