4AD (compilation album)
by Bauhaus
Bauhaus bestography
4AD is ranked 9th best out of 16 albums by Bauhaus on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bauhaus is In The Flat Field which is ranked number 1246 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,393.
(N.B. Bestographies do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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4AD track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
4AD rankings
All 8 charts that this album appears in:
Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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2025 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 85/100 | 1 |
2025 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 48/100 | 3 |
2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 85 Music Albums of 1983 | 18/85 | 4 |
2025 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 501-600 | 4/100 | - |
2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 36/100 | 3 |
2022 | ![]() | 1982-85 ~ Wish List | 67/99 | - |
2017 | ![]() | Greatest 4AD Records Albums | 94/100 | - |
2016 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 67/100 | 2 |
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 |
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4AD collection
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4AD ratings

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Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100 ![]() | 5 days ago | ![]() | ![]() | 69/100 |
95/100 ![]() | 03/29/2022 18:30 | telegram | ![]() | 87/100 |
90/100 ![]() | 10/10/2021 18:50 | ![]() | ![]() | 80/100 |
90/100 ![]() | 04/22/2020 21:04 | LittleM1971 | ![]() | 81/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 04/12/2019 16:11 | LosWochos | ![]() | 75/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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This is a mini lp as the vinyl version I have plays at 45rpm. Named after the famous avant-guard art School in Germany the music of Bauhaus is post punk early goth rock. Probably the closest to punk I ever dared to stray. I still give this an occasional spin. Telegram Sam is the best track. Dark and gloomy stuff but ok when I'm in the frame of mind to listen to it.
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