The Best Of James (compilation album)
by James
James bestography
The Best Of James is ranked 18th best out of 29 albums by James on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James is Laid which is ranked number 2099 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 778.
(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 James track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Best Of James rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1998 | 28/91 | 4 |
| 2023 |  pedro1976 | Best Compilations | 25/65 | - |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - James (UK) - Ranked | 20/27 | - |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - James (UK) - Ranked | 20/27 | - |
| 2021 |  CharlieBarley | Top 45 Music Albums of 1998 | 33/45 | 1 |
| 2018 | bobby123 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 7 |
| 2012 | Pete | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 5/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
The Best Of James collection
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The Best Of James 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 29 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/18/2025 18:22 | Igtonumama | 10,790 | 63/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2024 13:37 | Jonboy | 63 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2024 13:25 | LittleM1971 | 5,821 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2023 22:30 | pedro1976 | 1,489 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2022 18:33 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
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 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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