The Crack
by The Ruts
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The Ruts bestography
The Crack is ranked as the best album by The Ruts.
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The Crack track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Crack rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 39/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1979 by Ultimate Record Collector | 40/41 | - |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 20 Music Albums of 1979 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 59 Music Albums of 1979 | 20/59 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 17/88 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 50 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 168 | |||
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The Crack ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/10/2026 21:52 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 21:24 | MasterOfPuppets | 845 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 17:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,685 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*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 75.0/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.1.
The Crack forum mentions
neilgee 11/10/2025 03:30 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 10/27/2024 03:52 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys neilgee 05/11/2023 14:35 in What album are you listening to right now?The Crack comments
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