Top-rated songs of the 1980s
Listed below are the top-rated songs of the 1980s as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, a song must have had at least 10 member ratings.)
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61. | Holiday In Cambodia Song from album: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables | Dead Kennedys | |||||||
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62. | Every Breath You Take Song from album: Synchronicity | The Police | |||||||
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63. | The River Song from album: The River | Bruce Springsteen | |||||||
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64. | Frankly, Mr. Shankly Song from album: The Queen Is Dead | The Smiths | |||||||
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65. | Silver Rocket Song from album: Daydream Nation | Sonic Youth | |||||||
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66. | Panic Song from album: Louder Than Bombs | The Smiths | |||||||
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67. | (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister Song from album: The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | |||||||
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| 68. | Eric's Trip Song from album: Daydream Nation | Sonic Youth | |||||||
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69. | Lullaby Song from album: Disintegration | The Cure | |||||||
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70. | Just Like Heaven Song from album: Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me | The Cure | |||||||
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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = mean average rating a track has currently received.
n = number of ratings a track has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for a track to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 20).
AV = the site mean average rating for a track (currently 78/100).
