Crowded House
by Crowded House

Crowded House by Crowded House
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 2,315th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 217 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (350th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,315th)

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Crowded House bestography

Crowded House is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by Crowded House on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Crowded House is Woodface which is ranked number 1014 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,720.

Crowded House album bestography « Higher ranked (2,040th)
Together Alone
This album (2,315th)
Crowded House
Lower ranked (4,057th) »
Temple Of Low Men

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Crowded House track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Crowded House rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,315th | 1980s rank: 350th | 1986 rank: 32nd

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Crowded House ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 217 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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From 02/14/2022 20:29 | #281296
A nice collection of catchy pop-rock tunes. So many memorable choruses. The obvious highlight is the brilliant Don't Dream It's Over, but I get a kick out of most of the tracks. Mean To Me is 2nd and the closing track That's What I Call Love 3rd. Well worth a listen.
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From 01/14/2018 18:31 | #205604
I agree with sethmasden. Typical '80's pop-rock sound and nothing remarkable apart from that wonderful hit.
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From 04/26/2016 03:54 | #164531
Totally one hit wonder for me. Nothing but a little above average.
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From 01/11/2010 16:18 | #8311
Feels like a collection of disjointed unrelated singles and not an album. Styles and sound changes so much from song to song that they sound like different bands are performing them. Some very good songs and some not.
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From 05/23/2009 15:39 | #4409
I don't care what the average person says, this is a masterpiece.
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3. Graceland by Paul Simon
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