25 O'Clock (studio album)
by The Dukes Of Stratosphear

25 O'Clock by The Dukes Of Stratosphear
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 4,611th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 75 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (669th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,611th)

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The Dukes Of Stratosphear bestography

25 O'Clock is ranked 10th best out of 30 albums by XTC on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by XTC is Skylarking which is ranked number 380 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,451.

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25 O'Clock track list

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25 O'Clock rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,611th | 1980s rank: 669th | 1985 rank: 58th

25 O'Clock collection

25 O'Clock ratings

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76/100 (from 75 votes)
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11/18/2025 15:02 Exist-en-ciel   1,51569/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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From 04/15/2016 21:21 | #163880
An affectionate parody of late 60's British psychedelica, sounding at times like Mighty Baby, Eclection and the Beatles! But quite fun to listen to nevertheless.
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I really wish I liked this record more. The production is so heavy and gets in the way of the material. I appreciate the effort though.
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