Focus
by Cynic
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Cynic bestography
Focus is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Cynic on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cynic is Traced In Air which is ranked number 7378 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 175.
(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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Focus track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Focus 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 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 20/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Guide to building a prog collection as Feat. on Metal Storm | 47/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Metal On Metal: The Hitchhiker's Guide To Heavy Metal | 71/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1993 | 13/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | The best prog & metal albums of each year since 1983 by Loudwire | 11/42 | - |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1993 | 33/56 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 90 Music Albums of 1993 | 17/90 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 58 Music Albums of 1993 | 53/58 | 1 |
| 2026 |  btener11 | Best Ever Death Metal | 43/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 164 | |||
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Focus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/01/2026 03:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,520 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2025 19:52 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2024 18:21 | TonySayers61 | 26,038 | 64/100 |
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 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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Focus forum mentions
Repo 06/21/2024 20:37 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 04/04/2020 13:33 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
Focus comments
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IlMala 02/06/2022 15:58 | #280869 | TOP COMMENT
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Great Album! Extremely well played; perfect for every well done things lovers.
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