Arc Of A Diver
by Steve Winwood
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Steve Winwood bestography
Arc Of A Diver is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Steve Winwood on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steve Winwood is Back In The High Life which is ranked number 5194 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 269.
(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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Arc Of A Diver track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Arc Of A Diver 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 | Moondance | Album covers: Quirky, intriguing, aesthetically pleasing | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 2 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1980 | 4/25 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1980 | 26/80 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 76 Music Albums of 1980 | 51/76 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 3 | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1980 | 26/26 | 0 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 17/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 104 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 251 | |||
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Arc Of A Diver ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/20/2026 17:10 | AledJames | 1,712 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2026 19:07 | Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 05:16 | matterhornrider | 5,200 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Arc Of A Diver forum mentions
dihansse 09/22/2025 20:31 in My discoveries per year
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jojoexile 08/05/2011 01:44 | #25764 | TOP COMMENT
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i just love the fact Winwood produced the thing and played every instrument on this set of pop songs...i never heard of that before...I revist this every so often and when i do i'm reminded of the beauty in it..." Dust" and "Slowdown Sundown" always tear me down...and the optimism of "While you see a chance" shines...
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/11/2018 11:27 | #224306 | TOP COMMENT
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When my kids ask me what did the 80's sound like ? I'll play them this album
It's a complete compliment highlighted by the timeless "While You See A Chance"
Arthurknight 10/11/2014 22:56 | #124146 | TOP COMMENT
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steve winwood at his best
Of course, "While you see a chance" is the classic track here, and it definitely stands the test of time. That might not be necessarily true for the rest of the record. The synth on some of the tracks kind of sound a bit dated.
A good album with good songs, although the use of keyboards when a nice honking sax would do is a little disappointing. Still, a solid album from Winwood.
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