North Star
by Philip Glass
Philip Glass bestography
North Star is ranked 18th best out of 39 albums by Philip Glass on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Philip Glass is Glassworks which is ranked number 1665 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,022.
(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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North Star track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
North Star rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | Top 76 Music Albums of 1977 | 33/76 | 3 |
| 2025 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1977 | 13/30 | - |
| 2022 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 30/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
North Star collection
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North Star 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/22/2025 15:50 | Robininthetree | 136 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2024 03:50 | AAL2014 | 3,579 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2022 22:58 | mityam | 1,250 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2020 02:13 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,548 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2020 20:27 | Skerns | 5,056 | 80/100 |
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 74.4/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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