The System Has Failed
by Megadeth
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Megadeth bestography
The System Has Failed is ranked 14th best out of 25 albums by Megadeth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Megadeth is Rust In Peace which is ranked number 424 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,931.
(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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The System Has Failed track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The System Has Failed rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Metal Storm awards for 2004 | 11/14 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Rank 'Em: Megadeth | 11/11 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 34 Music Albums of 2004 | 22/34 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 62/80 | 1 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 4 Music Albums of 2004 | 4/4 | 1 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2004 | 58/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 99 Music Albums of 2004 | 21/99 | 4 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | ExTeaSea | F2LF: Megadeth | 7/10 | - |
| 2021 |  Vaggelis | Top 99 Music Albums of 2004 | 40/99 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
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The System Has Failed 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/19/2026 23:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2026 07:15 | jeremy9 | 3,812 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 12:14 | Adhura | 1,732 | 77/100 |
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 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.
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