I rate albums out of 10. I am a picky listener and tend not to even bother listening to something if I don't think it's going to be good. So most albums I listen to are pretty good. My scoring reflects this, otherwise nearly everything will be in the 7/10 to 9/10 range. Essentially anything above 5/10 is a recommendation. A 5/10 may be 'average', but it's still a pretty great album in comparison to the vast majority of albums that exist. Here's a rough guideline: - [[1 out of 10]]: Terrible. - [[2 out of 10]]: Bad. - [[3 out of 10]]: Poor. - [[4 out of 10]]: Okay. - [[5 out of 10]]: Average. - [[6 out of 10]]: Good. - [[7 out of 10]]: Great. - [[8 out of 10]]: Wonderful. - [[9 out of 10]]: Masterpiece. - [[10 out of 10]]: Absolute Masterpiece.