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Old 08-11-2014, 05:50 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Neapolitan View Post
Say if only one person has say e.g. Radiohead - Kid A at 7 that would be the same score as Rubber Soul with 7 points with 3 mentions all which are a higher ranking. Rubber Soul could have an average of 2.33... and a note with how many mentions the album gets. But if Sgt Pepper's had nine #1s and one #20 that would be 2.9 and that is lower than Rubber Soul's 2.33.

I think it's hard to come up with a formula Statistically that has a final score that makes sense.
How about 20 points for #1, 19 for #2, etc., multiplied by the number of lists the album appears in.

e.g. Silver Side Up is ranked #1 only once for a score of 20 x 1 = 20. Nevermind is ranked #15, #16, and #19 for a score of 13 x 3 = 39.

It could also be 2.0 and 3.9.
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