Static & Silence
by The Sundays
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Static & Silence is ranked 3rd best out of 3 albums by The Sundays on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Sundays is Reading, Writing And Arithmetic which is ranked number 973 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,789.
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Static & Silence track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 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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| ! | 05/28/2026 12:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,836 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2026 21:36 | Praibonito | 40 | 87/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2025 12:05 | Sumbody | 1,877 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2025 19:04 |  Norman Bates | 10,131 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2025 11:27 | TonySayers61 | 24,855 | 64/100 |
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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 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Boltzmann 10/01/2020 08:44 | #258891 | TOP COMMENT
It was clear from moment one that the labels dream pop and jangle pop didn't apply anymore; they went straight to soft pop/adult contemporary/folk rock. I feel like they were still trying to make their old stuff but just lost their edge so much that this became the result; I don't feel like they really went for this sound a 100%. I would've loved it if they just doubled down on cheesiness and mellowness.
Good easy listening, Wheeler's voice has definitely been refined by now and is a lot more sweeter to the ears. Production value has also come up.
meccalecca 04/23/2013 19:06 | #74273 | TOP COMMENT
I agree. This album isn't nearly as strong as their others, but I definitely remember Summertime being all over the radio that year.
Oh, I never recoginized it at all. When I heard 'Here's Where The Story Ends' I was immediately thrown back into my childhood. It was a surprise blast of nostalgia. Plus the rest of the songs were stroger. I prefer the album to this one.
meccalecca 04/23/2013 18:06 | #74267
an_outlaw, "Summertime" was totally a hit!!!
but yeah, "Reading Writing & Arithmetic" and "Blind" were better records
No superhit. Calm and pleasurable. Thinks back too tough times and holds in the tears. A thoroughly human album.
Beautiful and timeless. My favourite album.
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