Opening (track)
by Philip Glass
Opening appears on the following album(s) by Philip Glass:
- Glassworks (track #1) (this album) (1982)
- Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective (track #17) (compilation) (2008)
- Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective (track #83) (compilation) (2008)
- Philip Glass Solo (track #1) (2024)
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Opening 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 | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/11/2025 11:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 22,964 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 13:40 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2024 18:30 | hmalaren | 5,167 | 79/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2024 14:35 | AndyLish79 | 12,743 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2024 09:50 |  doombringer | 11,911 | 75/100 |
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(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.2/100, a mean average of 85.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.6.
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