Better Than Raw
by Helloween
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Helloween bestography
Better Than Raw is ranked 13th best out of 30 albums by Helloween on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Helloween is Keeper Of The Seven Keys (Part 1) which is ranked number 2750 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 573.
(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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Better Than Raw track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Better Than Raw rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 40 Music Albums of 1998 | 39/40 | 0 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 | 66/72 | 0 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | Top Power Metal Albums | 13/100 | - |
| 2020 | Spyglass | Top Metal Albums | 99/100 | - |
| 2020 | Spyglass | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 74/100 | - |
| 2020 | Spyglass | Ranking Helloween | 3/18 | - |
| 2018 | Imaybeparanoid | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 77/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Better Than Raw 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 18 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/30/2026 21:59 | Phoenix80 | 5 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2023 00:10 | iann97 | 2,211 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2023 16:48 |  MetalMan67 | 6,250 | 71/100 |
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 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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