The Expanding Universe (studio album)
by Laurie Spiegel

The Expanding Universe by Laurie Spiegel
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 4,731st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 26 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (83rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (700th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,731st)

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The Expanding Universe is ranked as the best album by Laurie Spiegel.

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Latest 20 charts that this album appears in:

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2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1980 by U R C64/64 -
2025 arthurbittencourtTop 100 Greatest Music Albums75/10025
2025 Tha1ChiefRockaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums39/10058
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 198066/1002
2025 sssvnnnTop 84 Music Albums of 198061/841
2025 JamethTop 59 Music Albums of the 1980s59/590
2025 JamethTop 24 Music Albums of 198010/243
2025replacementlevelTop 50 Music Albums of 198048/500
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 80's (401 - 500) by U R C76/100 -
2025 arthurbittencourtTop 99 Music Albums of the 1980s12/9918
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (401-500)76/99 -
2024ENTTop 40 Greatest Music Albums29/4026
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 198023/1004
2024LacobraTop 59 Music Albums of the 1980s46/595
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198080/1001
2024 KitchenSinkTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s36/10013
2024brun027Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s54/999
2024JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 198011/1005
2023CompazzCharlatanTop 40 Greatest Music Albums15/4047
2023 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 198039/1003
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 38
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 293

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The Expanding Universe ratings

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75/100 (from 26 votes)
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07/01/2025 20:43 Toroldo  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,68684/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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From 04/12/2018 03:11
A fascinating work of computer music

80/100 (Good)
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Best Albums of 1980
1. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
5. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel
7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
8. Permanent Waves by Rush
9. Pretenders by Pretenders
10. Making Movies by Dire Straits
11. Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
12. Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies
13. Sandinista! by The Clash
14. Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
15. Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
16. Boy by U2
17. Gaucho by Steely Dan
18. Dirty Mind by Prince
19. Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
20. Sound Affects by The Jam
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