QE2 (studio album)
by Mike Oldfield

QE2 by Mike Oldfield
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 16,032nd   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 47 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (223rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,172nd)
Award Best albums of all time (16,032nd)

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Mike Oldfield bestography

QE2 is ranked 13th best out of 34 albums by Mike Oldfield on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mike Oldfield is Tubular Bells which is ranked number 522 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,329.

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QE2 track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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QE2 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 16,032nd | 1980s rank: 2,172nd | 1980 rank: 223rd

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QE2 ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 47 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.

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From 09/07/2017 10:04 | #197430
Another good Mike Oldfield album sadly underrated
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