Art Of Life
by X Japan
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X Japan bestography
Art Of Life is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by X Japan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by X Japan is Blue Blood which is ranked number 6089 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 221.
(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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Art Of Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Art Of Life rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 18/50 | 3 |
| 2025 |  SuedeSwede | Kawaii Desu: The Land of the Rising Sun | 6/95 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1993 by Metal Storm | 5/20 | - |
| 2024 |  Daydreamer | Top 30 Music Albums of 1993 | 20/30 | 2 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2023 |  Applerill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2023 |  JMGL95 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/31 | 5 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2020 | drawndog | Top 45 Greatest Music Albums | 35/45 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 44 | |||
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Art Of Life 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,129 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 18:25 |  CellarDoor | 8,909 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2024 23:40 | r0b07 | 800 | 83/100 |
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 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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Art Of Life forum mentions
neilgee 03/01/2026 20:14 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Daydreamer 08/13/2017 10:31 in What album are you listening to right now? SuedeSwede 02/27/2016 03:54 in Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!Art Of Life comments
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nlanata30 03/23/2020 19:14 | #249045
This album is severely underrated on this website. X Japan made one of the most emotional / beautiful songs... Live version may even be better...
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