Ecliptica
by Sonata Arctica
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Sonata Arctica bestography
Ecliptica is ranked as the best album by Sonata Arctica.
(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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Ecliptica track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ecliptica rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Andras | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 50 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1999 by Metal Storm | 13/20 | - |
| 2025 | slug | Top 31 Greatest Music Albums | 20/31 | 36 |
| 2025 | Andras | Top 66 Music Albums of the 1990s | 7/66 | 18 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 50/100 | 8 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 30 Music Albums of 1999 | 1/30 | 5 |
| 2018 | Imaybeparanoid | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2016 | mileslachlan | Top 30 Greatest Music Albums | 24/30 | 0 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 28/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 139 | |||
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Ecliptica 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/17/2025 00:35 | Andras | 255 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/11/2023 19:12 |  FreakWolfenstein | 3,971 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2022 23:11 | IchabodCrane81 | 16 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2022 12:30 | KarenJhonson74 | 26 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2022 22:59 | BlackStarr92 | 82 | 85/100 |
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 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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