Album ratings range from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), and are measured in increments of .5. Thus, a rating of 6.5 is possible, while a rating of 6.8 is not. Simple enough, eh kiddies?? Extreme highs and lows are very rare. There are about 2 dozen albums that I would give a rating of 10, and that still might be stretching it. There are even fewer albums that get ratings in the 1-2 range because chances are that I won't even buy shitty albums in the first place. However, I feel that it is my duty to alert music fans of at least a fraction of the festering piles of aural crap that are floating around out there.