The Doctor
by Cheap Trick
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Cheap Trick bestography
The Doctor is ranked 17th best out of 29 albums by Cheap Trick on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cheap Trick is At Budokan which is ranked number 3617 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 414.
(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 Doctor track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Doctor rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | culwin | Top 59 Music Albums of 1986 | 55/59 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 101-200 | 38/100 | - |
| 2024 |  MetalMan67 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1986 | 58/60 | 0 |
| 2016 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 60/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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The Doctor ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/25/2025 00:02 | culwin | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2023 15:44 | MetalMan67 | 6,250 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2022 20:20 | dhbarrett | 8,831 | 65/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.2/100, a mean average of 57.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 57.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.7.
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The Doctor comments
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This has a few good songs on it, but it is dragged down by horrible production. I usually don't notice/care about that stuff, but wow it's bad. I can look past it to a degree, hence my rating which is probably a little generous. But it definitely deserves the hate it gets/got. It's only saved by the songs themselves being otherwise decent. With good production, almost every track would get a half star better rating (still not amazing or anything, but good). (Edited)
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