The Impossible Dream
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band bestography
The Impossible Dream is ranked 4th best out of 28 albums by Alex Harvey on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Alex Harvey is Next which is ranked number 5537 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 248.
(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 Impossible Dream track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Impossible Dream 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 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 29 Music Albums of 1974 | 6/29 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1974 | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1974 | 20/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 45 Music Albums of 1974 | 41/45 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 70 Music Albums of 1974 | 64/70 | 1 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Collectable record labels The Swirl Vertigo label pt2 | 17/68 | - |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 48/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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The Impossible Dream ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/13/2026 13:06 |  Norman Bates | 10,193 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2023 21:37 | fabm0 | 7,009 | 58/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2023 17:39 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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