Raintown (studio album) by Deacon Blue

Raintown by Deacon Blue
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 7,213th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 51 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (95th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,071st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,213th)
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Raintown is ranked as the best album by Deacon Blue.

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Raintown track list

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Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 51 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.4/100, a mean average of 65.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.6.

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75/100
From 08/16/2020 18:59
Liked this album, 4 or 5 top pop songs, when will you make...and rain town standout. Recently found the production hasn't dated that well though, or maybe the inferior CD sound
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From 07/12/2020 17:07
Really strong storytelling and song writing make this one stand out from the crowd. It starts really strongly and keeps the quality high for 8 or 9 tracks.

The album rewards repeated listens - go on give it another go!
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From 06/24/2016 12:58
My favorite songs: Raintown.....Chocolate girl.....Dignity....He looks like Spencer Tracey now.....When will you..
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From 06/20/2009 16:24
quintessential scottish lefty pop music of its time...still retains a great deal of 'dignity'
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Best Albums of 1987
1. The Joshua Tree by U2
2. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
3. Sign "O" The Times by Prince
4. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
5. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur
6. Document by R.E.M.
7. Bad by Michael Jackson
8. Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode
9. Sister by Sonic Youth
10. Substance 1987 by New Order
11. Hysteria by Def Leppard
12. Kick by INXS
13. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure
14. Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths
15. Darklands by The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Come On Pilgrim by Pixies
17. Paid In Full by Eric B. & Rakim
18. Diesel And Dust by Midnight Oil
19. Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac
20. Tunnel Of Love by Bruce Springsteen
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