Aerial
by Kate Bush
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Kate Bush bestography
Aerial is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Kate Bush on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kate Bush is Hounds Of Love which is ranked number 53 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,779.
(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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Aerial track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Aerial 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 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 36 Music Albums of 2005 | 19/36 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2005 | 33/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 40 Music Albums of 2005 | 18/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 17 Music Albums of 2005 | 1/17 | 5 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 67/100 | 33 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 87 Music Albums of 2005 | 59/87 | 2 |
| 2026 | zags7000 | Overall 101-200 | 36/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 288 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,737 | |||
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Aerial ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/07/2026 05:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,557 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 11:45 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 21:48 | Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
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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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 07/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 05/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsAerial comments
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Took me so long to get into this album but now that I’m heavily immersed in it, it’s wonderful. So many “moving parts” and it’s so densely layered that it needs repeated listens (for me anyway) to really get it.
Not quite there but bordering on a masterpiece (Edited)
Tamthebam 12/06/2024 11:43 | #306388
In my opinion this is one of her best album. A Coral Room followed by the whole of A Sky of Honey (Tracks 8-16) are like a completely separate album totally beautiful and atmospheric. I also love Joanni & King Of The Mountain. Mrs. Bartolozzi is also a hidden gem. (Edited)
Like all of Kate Bush's albums, this is truly original and distinctive. There's nothing as catchy and pleasing as "Running Up that Hill" but there is a lot to admire and enjoy. (Edited)
arthur237 01/08/2023 22:47 | #292640
Definitely recommend listening to the original 42 minutes of the second half of the album it's a beautiful mosaic. (Sky full of honey indeed)
jwammo12 02/21/2021 20:58 | #266593 | TOP COMMENT
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Great opening track, but the last half of this album is absolutely sublime. (Edited)
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