Animus (track)
by Swans
Animus appears on the following album(s) by Swans:
- Soundtracks For The Blind (track #12) (this album) (1996)
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Animus 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.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/08/2026 12:27 | Robert_fripp | 823 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 16:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,849 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2025 12:28 |  doombringer | 13,603 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2025 19:31 | Mafedere | 5,142 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2024 21:05 | Banner | 4,825 | 94/100 |
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 tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.6/100, a mean average of 87.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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