Innovator
by Derrick May
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Derrick May bestography
Innovator is ranked as the best album by Derrick May.
(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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Innovator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Innovator rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1998 | 49/50 | - |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 94 Music Albums of 1997 | 68/94 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1997 | 26/50 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 98 Music Albums of the 1990s | 65/98 | 7 |
| 2021 |  Jimmy Dread | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2021 | Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2020 |  greatson | Top 36 Music Albums of 1997 | 9/36 | 4 |
| 2019 | greatson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2016 | Norman Bates | Normtronics | 80/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 43 | |||
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Innovator 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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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/08/2024 14:57 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2022 21:00 | EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2021 16:21 | LosWochos | 47,548 | 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 is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
Innovator forum mentions
bobbyb5 03/02/2018 21:04 in What album are you listening to right now? Jimmy Dread 03/26/2016 13:59 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayInnovator comments
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