Bread 
Variations: David Gates & Bread.
The best album credited to Bread is The Sound Of Bread: Their 20 Finest Songs which is ranked number 14,679 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 79.
Bread is ranked number 4,133 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 222 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
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- David Gates
- See also:
- David Gates & Bread
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Bread best albums
The following albums by Bread are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
Bread bestography composition
Bread best tracks
Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.
Bread 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 | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/16/2026 15:48 | gmessian | 69 | 67/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2020 20:49 |  Tamthebam | 886 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2018 01:45 |  Fischman | 1,246 | 59/100 |
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 artists can have several thousand ratings)
This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 16.7.
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Bread comments
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Trickington 06/14/2012 03:02 | #44385
They have a lot of good songs, just their albums aren't good.
Favorite Songs: If, Aubrey, Everything I Own, Guitar Man.
Wish they were more popular
Sentimental and lightweight but very good. A handful of very good songs but not much beyond the really good ones
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/10/2018 01:46 | #226662
Syrupy in the extreme. Amazingly they could rock... and should have done so far more often.
