The Xenon Codex
by Hawkwind
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Hawkwind bestography
The Xenon Codex is ranked 24th best out of 80 albums by Hawkwind on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Hawkwind is Space Ritual which is ranked number 2491 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 640.
(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 Xenon Codex track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Xenon Codex rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 12 Music Albums of 1988 | 11/12 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Hawkwind (UK) - Ranked | 75/82 | - |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | TonyF12345 | Top 46 Music Albums of 1988 | 46/46 | 0 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf666 | Hawkwind Albums Rated | 15/31 | - |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | Albums containing the best tracks ever | 15/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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The Xenon Codex 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/11/2026 04:22 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2023 11:01 | Pluto11 | 12,191 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2023 11:28 | MetalMan67 | 6,116 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2023 13:27 | TonyF12345 | 3,407 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2022 21:21 | LosWochos | 47,265 | 75/100 |
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 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.5.
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"Sword of the east" is one of their greatest ever songs, and there are several other great songs on this LP.
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