Wild!
by Erasure
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Erasure bestography
Wild! is ranked 6th best out of 31 albums by Erasure on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Erasure is The Innocents which is ranked number 5088 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 275.
(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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Wild! track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Wild! rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rich150 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1989 | 13/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Erasure (UK) - Ranked | 11/30 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 60r albums (61), #0001-0100* | 27/80 | - |
| 2022 | paladisiac | 1980s 60rating (61.54-61), #0001-0100* | 7/46 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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Wild! ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/29/2025 00:57 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2025 13:33 | cicadelic | 14,094 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2023 17:42 |  joyofdivision | 242 | 94/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.5/100, a mean average of 67.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.
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Wild! forum mentions
joyofdivision 05/02/2023 17:41 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
neilgee 05/07/2018 08:44 in What album are you listening to right now?Wild! comments
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I saw Erasure tour this album so it is one I like. I do remember buying it on release and it did take quite a few listens to enjoy. Nothing too different and a bit on the short side, particularly the first track just being an instrumental of the last. Catchy electro-pop that sold singles galore in their prime (UK). Probably my favourite of theirs, but not one of my favourite overall 80's synth albums.
After a few listens, I found this to be an enjoyable album. That being said, I deleted Gloria immediately after the first listen because that song simply does not belong here. Sans Gloria it stands just below Erasure's best.
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