The Best Of Spirit
by Spirit
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Spirit bestography
The Best Of Spirit is ranked 7th best out of 25 albums by Spirit on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spirit is Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus which is ranked number 2143 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 775.
(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 Best Of Spirit track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Best Of Spirit 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 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | MetaKoopa99 | Albums in My Vinyl Collection, Part 2 | 91/100 | - |
| 2024 |  TheDude85 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1973 | 23/63 | 3 |
| 2023 | MetaKoopa99 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1973 | 34/42 | 1 |
| 2018 | Ashmark | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  ClassicRock1 | Top 74 Greatest Music Albums | 20/74 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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The Best Of Spirit ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/04/2025 11:34 | Johnnyo | 9,793 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 03:18 | Tony58 | 744 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2023 20:15 |  flamingyesdept | 2,942 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2023 17:51 | MetaKoopa99 | 603 | 90/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2023 20:57 | TonySayers61 | 25,215 | 64/100 |
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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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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A brilliant compilation, only missing "When I touch you", which is their best track in my opinion.
ClassicRock1 07/31/2017 03:10 | #195231
I think these songs, especially Nature's Way, were ahead of their time.
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