4
by The Chieftains
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The Chieftains bestography
4 is ranked 2nd best out of 21 albums by The Chieftains on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Chieftains is The Long Black Veil which is ranked number 15105 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 76.
(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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4 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
4 rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Jameth | Top 43 Music Albums of 1973 | 4/43 | 5 |
| 2025 | FIBI RAMONE | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 14/40 | 63 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1973 by Acclaimed Music | 65/69 | - |
| 2024 |  TheDude85 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/63 | 2 |
| 2022 |  EyeKanFly | 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 2) | 85/100 | - |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | *All Time* European Folk Music | 68/100 | - |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Albums of the World: Ireland | 5/52 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 73 | |||
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4 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/23/2023 00:39 | LosWochos | 47,473 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2023 22:24 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,649 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2022 14:12 | TonySayers61 | 25,068 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2022 14:51 | EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2021 18:58 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
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 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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