Element Of Light
by Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians
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Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians bestography
The best album by Robyn Hitchcock is Element Of Light which is ranked number 6534 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 203.
(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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Element Of Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Element Of Light rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/58 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  NickVolos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 28/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 19/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  bertrandu | *All Time* Psychedelic Pop Albums | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 78 Music Albums of 1986 | 11/78 | 4 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 203 | |||
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Element Of Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/16/2026 18:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,846 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2026 03:10 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 09:34 | cicadelic | 14,064 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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I think Robyn Hitchcock really hit his stride on his albums with The Egyptians and for me Element of Light is the best
Robyn Hitcock really hit his stride with the Egyptians with Element Of Light being the best of a very good bunch
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