Plastic Letters (studio album) by Blondie

Plastic Letters by Blondie
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 2,797th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 149 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (55th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (509th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,797th)
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Blondie bestography

Plastic Letters is ranked 4th best out of 24 albums by Blondie on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Blondie is Parallel Lines which is ranked number 281 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,282.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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74/100 (from 149 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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60/100
From 11/29/2023 07:26
The band are in the background and Debbie explores her possibilities of her voice more while they're occasionally goofing off, which is very much a good thing. Their attempts at slower, more sensitive songs are also very welcome.
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From 01/13/2022 12:19
Did no work for me on the first listen. Too incohesive. Starts well, but lacks hits..
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From 07/02/2020 21:47
What an album cover! One of the best ever.
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90/100
From 06/11/2018 12:30
I prefer this and Eat to the Beat to Parallel Lines. Not by much, but this album here is a little more surprising or something. And it's more lasting. For me, it's outlasted Parallel Lines.
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From 02/04/2017 13:11
My favourite Blondie album bought it when I was 17 it is more punky/raw compared to Parallel Lines not as much "Pop" here. Harry's voice gets full reign on some of the tracks Detroit 442, Love At the Pier, I'm On E & I Didn't Have The Nerve.... being good examples. Denis & Touched By Your Presence Dear were the singles released but the album is full of wannabe singles. A great 70's album before they went mainstream.
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From 03/15/2016 00:45
This is a really a kind of a transition record for the band. I think it's great fun.
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75/100
From 03/19/2015 21:50
This album is bubble punk! You can listen a bit of Parallel greatness but not quiet yet. Great album.
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
13. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. All Mod Cons by The Jam
16. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
17. Chairs Missing by Wire
18. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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