The Elements
by Joe Henderson
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Joe Henderson bestography
The Elements is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Joe Henderson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Henderson is Page One which is ranked number 7008 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 186.
(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 Elements track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Elements rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 11 Music Albums of 1974 | 5/11 | 3 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 41 Music Albums of 1974 | 41/41 | 0 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard 2017 Year in Review | 20/100 | - |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1974 | 16/20 | 1 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | replacementlevel | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 25/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 74 | |||
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The Elements 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 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 24 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/29/2025 07:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,814 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2025 13:12 |  ForegroundNoise | 3,119 | 60/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 15:40 | Elauqsapid | 2,793 | 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 is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.0.
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