Songwriter
by Justin Hayward
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Justin Hayward bestography
Songwriter is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Justin Hayward on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Justin Hayward is Moving Mountains which is ranked number 55974 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11.
(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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Songwriter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Songwriter rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 52 Music Albums of 1977 | 42/52 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 96 Music Albums of 1977 | 91/96 | 0 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | AlienCinema | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | Fischman | Best Debut Albums by Year | 14/55 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Moody Blues Albums Ranked (Including Solo Albums) | 11/31 | - |
| 2016 | vancevisuals | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2016 | Fischman | Solo Albums of the Moody Blues Ranked | 2/14 | - |
| 2010 | babooooshka | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 9/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Songwriter ratings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/22/2025 14:57 | RockyRaccoon | 7,154 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2024 20:26 | Fischman | 11,856 | 66/100 |
| ! | 11/26/2021 09:10 | NHGRANITE | 4,701 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2021 13:29 | tim0505 | 4,410 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2018 01:15 | TodFitz | 27,374 | 63/100 |
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 66.9/100, a mean average of 63.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.6.
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Fischman 04/03/2017 18:39 | #188608
Justin's first true solo album is a real winner. Good variety, some unique and highly compelling songwriting, and flawless vocals all add up to a fine start to the Moodys' frontman's solo career.
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