Horse Rotorvator
by Coil

Horse Rotorvator by Coil
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-00-00
Overall rank: 2,713th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 125 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (36th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (405th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,713th)

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Coil bestography

Horse Rotorvator is ranked 2nd best out of 38 albums by Coil on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Coil is The Ape Of Naples which is ranked number 2441 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 654.

Coil album bestography « Higher ranked (2,441st)
The Ape Of Naples
This album (2,713th)
Horse Rotorvator
Lower ranked (6,539th) »
Musick To Play In The Dark

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Horse Rotorvator rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,713th | 1980s rank: 405th | 1986 rank: 36th
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2026 arthurbittencourtTop 99 Music Albums of the 1980s53/999
2026 Patman360Top 89 Music Albums of 198660/892
2026UntitledTop 25 Music Albums of 19867/254
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 198619/1004
2026 ssteveTop 24 Music Albums of 198610/243
2026pjerskeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums6/10093
2026JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 198615/1004
2026JohnnyoGreatest Goth Albums (1 - 100) by Ultimate Record Collection56/100 -
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 198640/1003
2026Exist-en-cielTop 61 Music Albums of 198653/611
2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 198645/1003
2026pjerskeTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s1/10020
2026SkernsTop 78 Music Albums of 198662/781
2026 HaydenTop 50 Music Albums of 198636/502
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198651/1003
2025 foxytreekoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s68/1007
2025juanr1096Top 48 Music Albums of 198618/483
2025 sageamagooThe Next 10050/100 -
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1986 by Acclaimed Music33/53 -
2025vruslovTop 91 Music Albums of 198661/912
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 108
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 580
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 125 votes)
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04/24/2026 09:58 ForegroundNoise  Ratings distribution  3,01360/100
 
70/100
 
03/13/2026 09:52 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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03/09/2026 10:19 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,40483/100
 
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03/01/2026 16:56 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,43869/100
 
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02/20/2026 17:02 Leonard  Ratings distribution  6,58370/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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From 12/12/2018 13:21 | #226876
Very dark and atmospheric, sounds ahead of its time with its thrilling experimentation. My favourite release from the duo.
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From 05/17/2017 03:19 | #190926
Una de las cimas incuestionables de la música industrial. Obra maestra.
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