The Ideal Copy (studio album)
by Wire
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Wire bestography
The Ideal Copy is ranked 4th best out of 29 albums by Wire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wire is Pink Flag which is ranked number 339 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,067.
(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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The Ideal Copy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/02/2025 20:57 |  MadhattanJack | 5,230 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2025 00:42 |  Brandon8 | 1,018 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2025 23:19 | LittleM1971 | 5,794 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2024 18:58 | Cheboygan74 | 1,250 | 52/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2023 04:12 | dhbarrett | 8,061 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 71.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Brandon8 06/24/2020 13:15 | #254415
The band’s first album in the 1980’s after being dormant for many years. They jump right into electronic music and synthesizers that they had begun to use in the late 70s but take it another step. The sound is comparable to New Order but less commercial. It does not reach the heights of the trilogy but it is still a bold addition to their discography.
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