Retropolis
by The Flower Kings
The Flower Kings bestography
Retropolis is ranked 4th best out of 25 albums by The Flower Kings on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Flower Kings is Flower Power: A Journey To The Hidden Corners Of Your Mind which is ranked number 27385 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33.
(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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Retropolis track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Retropolis rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1996 2nd 100 | 16/38 | - |
| 2022 |  IlMala | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2018 | Fischman | Best Prog of the 1990s | 26/100 | - |
| 2017 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top of the Prog II: 1989 and Beyond ... | 45/72 | - |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 77 Music Albums of 1996 | 44/77 | 2 |
| 2016 | Fischman | Greatest Progressive Rock Albums | 65/100 | - |
| 2013 | ihwar2000 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1996 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2013 | Sgt. Pepper | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 37/40 | - |
| 2013 | Robert Anton Wilson | Top 17 Music Albums of 1996 | 16/17 | 1 |
| 2012 | Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2010 | Moose | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 18/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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Retropolis 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).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 17 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/12/2025 17:25 | TonySayers61 | 23,408 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2023 12:37 | LosWochos | 46,887 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2023 14:20 |  AlexSVK | 1,087 | 62/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2022 15:52 | IlMala | 1,742 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2021 17:57 | GBarrera79 | 324 | 91/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.
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