Reality
by Second Hand
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Second Hand bestography
Reality is ranked 2nd best out of 2 albums by Second Hand on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Second Hand is Death May Be Your Santa Claus which is ranked number 9579 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 128.
(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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Reality track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Reality rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1968 | 5/99 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 86/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #101-200 | 63/100 | - |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | UK obscure psych/Prog/Folk/Rock masterpieces | 73/100 | - |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | My Rarest Vinyl Albums | 83/100 | - |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | Albums containing the best tracks ever | 26/100 | - |
| 2019 | Steppenwolf666 | Great debut albums | 17/100 | - |
| 2019 | Steppenwolf666 | Tapestry of Delights contributors top 100 UK lps (1963-76). | 82/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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Reality ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/05/2026 21:40 | RockyRaccoon | 7,233 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2025 23:46 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2024 04:02 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 1,270 | 83/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.8/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
Reality forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5429): By Steppenwolf666Reality comments
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sssvnnn 09/09/2019 20:36 | #242405
Very interesting album.
Maybe it´s one of the first Progressive Rock albums as Steppenwolf wrote.
It has power, dynamik, creativity, ideas....
I just don´t like the tunes so much.
To be honest: I don´t like the voice either.
And the sound: Well the sound is annoying, I don´t like the sound as well.
One of the earliest prog albums and one of the best. Mainliner and Reality are utter classics.
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