The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"
by David Byrne

The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" by David Byrne
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Year: 1981
Overall rank: 12,693rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 34 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (181st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,739th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,693rd)

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The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel" is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by David Byrne on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by David Byrne is American Utopia which is ranked number 7157 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 181.

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The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 12,693rd | 1980s rank: 1,739th | 1981 rank: 181st
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2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s56/1009
2026SkernsTop 85 Music Albums of 198110/854
2026cicadelicRolling Stone 1981 Critics Best Albums7/10 -
2026PurpleHazelTop 31 Music Albums of 198120/312
2026stevengnzTop 98 Music Albums of 198154/982
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 198144/1003
2025skrapoelTop 46 Music Albums of 19812/465
2025skrapoelTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s28/10015
2025martinthoTop 54 Music Albums of 198153/540
2024westonTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s77/1005
2024JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 198133/1003
2023cicadelicRobert Christgau: Dean's List 19816/60 -
2023shanelovesyou1111Top 62 Music Albums of 198120/623
2022emptysquaresTop 42 Music Albums of 198115/423
2022arnellarsenTop 100 Music Albums of 198184/1001
2021vruslovTop 90 Music Albums of 198165/901
2019 OneFineDayTop 26 Greatest Music Albums11/2618
2018glynspsaTop 100 Music Albums of 1981100/1000
2017 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of 198135/1003
2017 NoisyBeastTop 2000 Albums of the 1980s... # 901-100028/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 92
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74/100 (from 34 votes)
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05/18/2026 09:27 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,96473/100
 
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12/09/2024 08:00 platus  Ratings distribution  5,85074/100
 
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08/07/2024 13:35 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,50169/100
 
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06/03/2024 21:19 BlueNote  Ratings distribution  96369/100
 
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04/19/2024 04:28 ScrumpyArbuckle  Ratings distribution  1,13178/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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From 01/16/2019 07:56 | #229748
The original lp version I wore out my copy of when it first came out is the one I still love and the one I'm rating--it's really a great pop record, a tight single album with all the fat trimmed. The full-length version lingers a bit too long, I think.
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From 02/01/2016 20:02 | #158429
Brian Eno and David Byrne, a match made in music heaven. This record is groundbreaking and unlike anything ever recorded before 1981. A musical mish-mash of sounds that somehow fits together perfectly. A warning this record is not for the casual listener. If you want to be challenged and expand your musical horizons, listen to this album.
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