The Ultimate Collection
by Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson bestography
The Ultimate Collection is ranked 14th best out of 25 albums by Michael Jackson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Michael Jackson is Thriller which is ranked number 65 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,127.
(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 Ultimate Collection track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The Ultimate Collection rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pretender | 1988. Best Songs, sort of ranked. | 18/48 | - |
| 2021 |  RoundTheBend | Top 43 Music Albums of 2004 | 39/43 | 1 |
| 2021 | iamcaiosilva | Top 6 Music Albums of 2004 | 3/6 | 3 |
| 2021 | Tropoia | Top 21 Greatest Music Albums | 17/21 | - |
| 2018 | NPG0607 | Top 71 Greatest Music Albums | 25/71 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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The Ultimate Collection 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/10/2026 09:45 |  Tamthebam | 23,259 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 16:31 | Devilwoac | 1,418 | 97/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 11:52 | Leginlists | 3,782 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2025 21:00 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,790 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2025 01:44 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,708 | 74/100 |
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 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.9.
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InsanityPrawnBoy 05/17/2019 03:18 | #236328
Meh
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