Ark
by L'Arc~en~Ciel
L'Arc~en~Ciel bestography
Ark is ranked as the best album by L'Arc~en~Ciel.
(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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Ark track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ark rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Andras | Top 85 Greatest Music Albums | 30/85 | 66 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1999 Pt 2 | 3/33 | - |
| 2025 | JMGL95 | Top 38 Music Albums of 1999 | 8/38 | 4 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1999 Pt 2 | 2/69 | - |
| 2025 | Andras | Top 66 Music Albums of the 1990s | 11/66 | 17 |
| 2024 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | drawndog | Top 33 Music Albums of the 1990s | 11/33 | 14 |
| 2019 | JMGL95 | Favourite Japanese Albums | 15/82 | - |
| 2018 | Imaybeparanoid | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2010 | YoshikiX | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 32/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 112 | |||
Ark collection
Ark 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.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2025 03:40 | Andras | 243 | 77/100 | |
| 12/07/2023 17:00 | fabm0 | 6,859 | 59/100 | |
| 02/03/2022 17:57 | LosWochos | 46,868 | 75/100 | |
| 10/13/2021 15:15 |  zwiebel | 4,164 | 57/100 | |
| 10/17/2020 19:37 | Koppy | 11 | 100/100 |
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 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.3.
Ark favourites
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Ark comments
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JMGL95 04/10/2014 18:32 | #108959
Wow. A lot of sounds here: electronic, J-Pop, J-Rock, orchestral arrangements... Great album! And what a beautiful ending song.
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