Powerlight (studio album)
by Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire bestography
Powerlight is ranked 12th best out of 29 albums by Earth, Wind & Fire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Earth, Wind & Fire is I Am which is ranked number 3175 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 472.
(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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Powerlight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Powerlight rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  neilgee | FunkSoul-Brother | 80/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1983 Listening Project (Part 1) | 17/100 | - |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 70 Music Albums of 1983 | 8/70 | 5 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1983 | 36/70 | - |
| 2022 | WayneMC | Top 78 Music Albums of 1983 | 69/78 | 1 |
| 2018 | Luigii | Top 13 Music Albums of the 1980s | 8/13 | 9 |
| 2014 | CameronMB | Top 5 Music Albums of 1983 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2014 | CameronMB | Added | Albums Added To BEA 01 | 67/100 | - |
| 1983 | Jet | Top 20 Albums 1983 | 5/20 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 35 | |||
Powerlight collection
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Powerlight 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 15 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/01/2025 22:41 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,518 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2022 15:52 | RemainInLight | 3,152 | 36/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2021 05:38 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2021 15:58 | Pluto11 | 11,732 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2020 14:08 | Jakor | 4,882 | 69/100 |
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 66.3/100, a mean average of 62.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.2.
Powerlight comments
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Pretty uninspired EW&F album
An overlooked album. And a gorgeous one at that.
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