The Táin
by Horslips
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Horslips bestography
The Táin is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Horslips on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Horslips is The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony which is ranked number 11302 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 106.
(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 Táin track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Táin rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #301-400 | 99/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 86 Music Albums of 1973 | 68/86 | 1 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 43 Music Albums of 1973 | 41/43 | 0 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | UK obscure psych/Prog/Folk/Rock masterpieces | 81/100 | - |
| 2016 | sandford | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 20/20 | 0 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Albums of the World: Ireland | 23/52 | - |
| 2014 |  Patman360 | Hot Press: 250 Greatest Irish Albums, Part 1 (1-100) | 79/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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The Táin ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/03/2026 15:06 | TonySayers61 | 25,958 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2026 16:11 | acoustic-horn | 246 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 18:39 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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