The Records
by The Records
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The Records bestography
The Records is ranked as the best album by The Records.
(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 Records track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Records rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 | 12/19 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 49/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Trouser Press Best Albums 1979 | 8/10 | - |
| 2025 | conallmalone | Top 62 Music Albums of 1979 | 52/62 | 1 |
| 2022 | MOgnjenovic | Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 | 18/19 | 1 |
| 2020 | iii25 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 8/100 | 36 |
| 2020 | iii25 | Top 15 Music Albums of the 1970s | 11/15 | 7 |
| 2018 | rkm | Produced by John Mutt Lange | 25/44 | - |
| 2016 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE POWER POP ALBUMS | 29/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 54 | |||
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The Records ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 02:01 |  imacgill | 2,847 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2025 10:09 | iii25 | 1,298 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2022 09:55 | TonySayers61 | 25,669 | 64/100 |
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 73.2/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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