Crowded House
by Crowded House

Crowded House by Crowded House
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 2,309th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 219 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (346th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,309th)

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Crowded House bestography

Crowded House is ranked 3rd best out of 14 albums by Crowded House on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Crowded House is Woodface which is ranked number 1021 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,704.

Crowded House album bestography « Higher ranked (2,059th)
Together Alone
This album (2,309th)
Crowded House
Lower ranked (4,096th) »
Temple Of Low Men

(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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Crowded House rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,309th | 1980s rank: 346th | 1986 rank: 31st

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Crowded House ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 219 votes)
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80/100
 
5 days ago markl73  Ratings distribution  55979/100
 
35/100
 
02/13/2026 01:08 CharlieBarley  Ratings distribution  3,25181/100
 
65/100
 
01/24/2026 19:14 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distribution  4,27872/100
 
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01/17/2026 14:30 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  79947/100
 
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01/07/2026 22:05 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,63079/100

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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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55/100
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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65/100
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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70/100
From 04/26/2016 03:54 | #164531
Totally one hit wonder for me. Nothing but a little above average.
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From 11/01/2015 20:20 | #152367
I heard it because of Don't Dream It's Over. It's a great album, not bad songs.
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From 09/08/2014 13:31 | #121501
Best Tracks: Something So Strong, Don't Dream It's Over
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From 06/19/2012 23:26 | #44806
A classic album of the 80's. Catchy songs and good fun.
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70/100
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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100/100
From 05/23/2009 15:39 | #4409
I don't care what the average person says, this is a masterpiece.
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