Madness 
The best album credited to Madness is One Step Beyond... which is ranked number 2,270 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 723.
Madness is ranked number 948 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,712.
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Madness best albums
The following albums by Madness are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Madness 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.
Madness 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/15/2024 07:55 | Johnnyo | 3,237 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2023 23:22 | SD100852 | 216 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2023 10:31 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
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 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 11.0.
Madness favourites
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Madness forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5389): By Rich150
ShaneSpear 01/10/2012 03:16 in Coachella 2012 LineupMadness comments
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tgarritsen 12/28/2013 02:02 | #98930
Had a bad day, put on some Madness
Not the most prolific band ever? Maybe. A helluva lot of fun, catchy good songs and an amazing and uplifting attitude? HELL YES!
