The Alternative
by IAMX
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IAMX bestography
The Alternative is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by IAMX on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by IAMX is Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction which is ranked number 9088 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 136.
(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 Alternative track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Alternative 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 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | Helios | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 62 |
| 2024 |  timtooky | Top 99 Music Albums of the 2000s | 36/99 | 13 |
| 2024 | Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 5/100 | 19 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2017 | 247joelnetwork | Top 55 Music Albums of 2006 | 16/55 | 4 |
| 2012 | lennon041285 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 87/100 | - |
| 2010 | Welshlass | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 20/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 103 | |||
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The Alternative ratings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/12/2025 07:57 | TonySayers61 | 25,825 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2024 15:48 | Radiohead76 | 359 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2021 23:19 | timtooky | 1,526 | 34/100 |
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 68.3/100, a mean average of 65.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.0.
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