The Fame
by Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga bestography
The Fame is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Lady Gaga on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lady Gaga is The Fame Monster which is ranked number 1590 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,078.
(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 Fame track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 66 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Fame rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | BBC Music Best Albums 2009 Pop & Chart | 8/10 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 40 Music Albums of 2008 | 24/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2000s | 13/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa 2 | 9/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 2 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2000s | 31/86 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 155 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 552 | |||
The Fame collection
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The Fame 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 |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 07:40 | stanchoiaz | 371 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 00:17 | BurndenAce | 1,334 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 16:44 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
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 63.6/100, a mean average of 63.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 63.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.1.
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The Fame forum mentions
pedro1976 10/26/2023 19:36 in What album are you listening to right now?
Listmeister 06/30/2018 00:47 in Listmeister Listens - My Top 106: The Fame
dihansse 02/23/2017 17:03 in My discoveries per yearThe Fame comments
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GoJetsGo 06/12/2012 18:37 | #44306 | TOP COMMENT
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She is original. She writes her own music. She doesn't give a poop what people think. She may not be your taste, but you gotta respect her talent.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/12/2012 02:33 | #52158 | TOP COMMENT
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I agree with Jets... At least this displays some talent. We'll see where her career goes from here.
My wife made me listen to it and what can I say...it's great and very infectious pop, I never complain when this disc goes in the player or ipod. Starstruck absolutely POUNDS on a good system too!
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/28/2011 01:57 | #31579 | TOP COMMENT
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She might be annoying, but she writes catchy pop songs. (Edited)
I only recently rediscovered this and realized that this was likely the first album that I fell in love with as a full product. Gaga's truly had it together since day one. Even on top of the nostalgia value, all the songs still hold up.
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