Heatwave
by Univers Zéro
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Univers Zéro bestography
Heatwave is ranked 6th best out of 11 albums by Univers Zéro on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Univers Zéro is Hérésie which is ranked number 5668 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 242.
(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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Heatwave track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Heatwave 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 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 14 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/14 | 2 |
| 2024 | DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1986 | 9/86 | - |
| 2018 | Fischman | Best Prog of the 1980s | 71/100 | - |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1986 To-Do List | 42/96 | - |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Top 44 Music Albums of 1986 | 16/44 | 3 |
| 2015 | briggs54 | Albums of the World: Belgium | 1/18 | - |
| 2015 | sonicdiscourse | The 80s Vol. 1 | 52/57 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Heatwave 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/16/2026 08:02 | duelek | 2,104 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2025 14:22 | TonySayers61 | 25,293 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2023 17:52 |  sageamagoo | 1,461 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2023 12:44 | DommeDamian | 7,674 | 48/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2023 09:34 |  Special | 2,953 | 72/100 |
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 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.9.
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