Odyshape
by The Raincoats
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The Raincoats bestography
Odyshape is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by The Raincoats on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Raincoats is The Raincoats which is ranked number 2579 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 615.
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Odyshape track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Odyshape rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | 1981: Punk | 7/33 | - |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 51/57 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 37/90 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LedZep | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 43/100 | 54 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1981 | 6/25 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 419 | |||
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Odyshape ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/05/2026 17:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 22:49 | LittleM1971 | 6,001 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2025 14:04 | LedZep | 5,140 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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Odyshape forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5440): By LedZep
neilgee 04/25/2021 19:54 in What album are you listening to right now?
Defago 03/15/2015 19:10 in BYT - G1 1981 (Cellar) v 1991 (Jim)Odyshape comments
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drstuey 03/30/2021 02:39 | #267949 | TOP COMMENT
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An eclectic mix of musical genres (world music, free jazz, reggae/dub) performed on an eclectic mix of odd instruments, including traditional African and Asian percussion instruments. Very experimental music, but it's not entirely avant-garde as there is some structure to the songs provided by the whispery female vocals. Not an unpleasant listen, but I can't really see why Kurt Cobain loved them so much. (Edited)
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