The Civil Surface
by Egg
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Condition: Used
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Condition: Used
Egg bestography
The Civil Surface is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by Egg on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Egg is Egg which is ranked number 18958 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 57.
(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 Civil Surface track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Civil Surface rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 92 Music Albums of 1974 | 77/92 | 1 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #301-400 | 86/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 98 Music Albums of 1974 | 46/98 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1974 | 41/55 | - |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2022 |  IlMala | Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 | 30/40 | 1 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | My Rarest Vinyl Albums pt 2 | 29/100 | - |
| 2018 | prego9816 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 37/100 | 14 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
The Civil Surface collection
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The Civil Surface 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 15 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/24/2026 16:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,536 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2025 21:59 | RockyRaccoon | 7,121 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2023 17:40 |  Igtonumama | 10,786 | 63/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2023 17:26 | TonySayers61 | 24,990 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2023 02:47 | dhbarrett | 8,582 | 65/100 |
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 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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