Crowded House
by Crowded House

Crowded House by Crowded House
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-00-00
Overall rank: 2,251st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 219 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (341st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,251st)

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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 1004 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,743.

Crowded House album bestography « Higher ranked (2,126th)
Together Alone
This album (2,251st)
Crowded House
Lower ranked (3,864th) »
Temple Of Low Men

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Crowded House track list

  Track ratings 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: 2,251st | 1980s rank: 341st | 1986 rank: 31st
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2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 19863/1005
2026stevengnzTop 84 Music Albums of 198620/844
2026Foxforce5Top 29 Music Albums of 198622/291
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century82/100 -
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums87/10014
2026 HeliosTop 100 Music Albums of 198678/1001
2026TuurTop 25 Music Albums of the 1980s23/252
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1901-200072/100 -
2026 dihansseTop 50 Music Albums of 198636/502
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 68 Music Albums of 198651/681
2026wizardalienTop 9 Music Albums of 19863/94
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Overseas Albums99/100 -
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s18/10017
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 1986100/1000
2026wizardalienGreatest Debut Albums59/100 -
2026 covecoveTop 50 Music Albums of 198626/503
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 198675/1001
2026 paladisiacall-time fav arteests (pts) #196-290*81/95 -
2026 TerryTezzaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums66/10035
2026 rambleon80Top 20 Music Albums of 19862/205
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 187
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 728
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Crowded House ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 219 votes)
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70/100
 
9 hours ago serpico  Ratings distribution  79986/100
 
80/100
 
03/08/2026 16:06 markl73  Ratings distribution  61378/100
 
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02/13/2026 01:08 CharlieBarley  Ratings distribution  3,25481/100
 
65/100
 
01/24/2026 19:14 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distribution  4,41272/100
 
55/100
 
01/17/2026 14:30 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  84048/100

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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 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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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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