The Photographer
by Philip Glass
Philip Glass bestography
The Photographer is ranked 15th best out of 41 albums by Philip Glass on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Philip Glass is Glassworks which is ranked number 1726 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 980.
(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 Photographer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Photographer rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 52 Music Albums of 1983 | 23/52 | 3 |
| 2024 | Godspeedyou | Top 77 Greatest Music Albums | 75/77 | 3 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1983 | 19/70 | - |
| 2022 | WayneMC | Top 78 Music Albums of 1983 | 71/78 | 1 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2016 | dihansse | Classical and symphonic | 5/13 | - |
| 1983 | New Music Express | NME Albums Of The Year 1983 | 43/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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The Photographer ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2025 06:08 |  Norman Bates | 10,034 | 75/100 | |
| 04/19/2024 04:16 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | 1,131 | 78/100 | |
| 09/27/2020 02:13 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,022 | 74/100 | |
| 08/18/2019 01:59 | Skerns | 5,079 | 80/100 | |
| 07/26/2019 16:59 |  jdenny2018 | 828 | 88/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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