Nick The Knife
by Nick Lowe
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Nick Lowe bestography
Nick The Knife is ranked 13th best out of 15 albums by Nick Lowe on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nick Lowe is Jesus Of Cool which is ranked number 4122 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 354.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Nick The Knife track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nick The Knife rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 9 Music Albums of 1982 | 9/9 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1982 Listening Project (Part 1) | 14/100 | - |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | joshbrooker2001 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 87/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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Nick The Knife ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/15/2025 20:09 | spigelwii | 672 | 84/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 22:25 |  MadhattanJack | 6,043 | 66/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2022 21:51 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 66.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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spigelwii 12/15/2025 20:11 | #312151
A pretty weak record for Nick. Considering the strength (and prolific output) of his work in the 70s and early 80s, it's strange that one of his earliest solo efforts would also be one of his worst. Part of the problem is the lack of memorable or defining hooks that he's so well known for. Indeed, the only exception to this is "Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine," which is so "Green River," um, *inspired* that it's barely worth even pointing out. (Edited)
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