Forever Now
by The Psychedelic Furs

Forever Now by The Psychedelic Furs
Year: 1982
Release date: 1982-09-00
Overall rank: 3,637th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 105 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (543rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,637th)

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The Psychedelic Furs bestography

Forever Now is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Psychedelic Furs on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Psychedelic Furs is Talk Talk Talk which is ranked number 1908 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 872.

The Psychedelic Furs album bestography « Higher ranked (2,796th)
The Psychedelic Furs
This album (3,637th)
Forever Now
Lower ranked (3,878th) »
Mirror Moves

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Forever Now rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,637th | 1980s rank: 543rd | 1982 rank: 56th
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2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1401-150045/100 -
2026matterhornriderTop 60 Music Albums of 19827/605
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1982 by Ultimate Record Collector30/54 -
2026 RomanelliTop 39 Music Albums of 198226/392
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 19829/1005
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 80 Music Albums of 198217/804
2026LittleM1971Top 86 Music Albums of 198258/862
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 198287/1001
2026 dihansseTop 64 Music Albums of 198225/643
2026culwinTop 64 Music Albums of 198229/643
2026 Patman360Top 98 Music Albums of 198278/981
2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s74/1005
2026 slatsheitTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s73/1006
2026vruslovTop 97 Music Albums of 198287/971
2026stangetzawayTop 39 Music Albums of 198228/392
2026SkernsTop 85 Music Albums of 198222/854
2026Steppenwolf666Top 97 Music Albums of 198288/971
2026 paladisiactop albums, #1801-1900*6/79 -
2026roberto71Top 100 Greatest Music Albums76/10025
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198236/1003
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 105
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 404
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Forever Now ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 105 votes)
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04/07/2026 02:26 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,46770/100
 
55/100
 
03/07/2026 13:08 BoxFL  Ratings distribution  2,76751/100
 
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01/16/2026 10:58 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,13872/100
 
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11/12/2025 23:33 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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11/12/2025 22:34 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,43075/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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80/100
From 03/20/2024 14:10 | #302604
I think this is good..
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From 02/05/2024 02:18 | #301734
This album sounds like total crap (it's not the only Todd Rundgren-produced album I would say that about), and the songwriting is uneven to my ears. But there are about five songs that I really like much more than I should. Definitely one of my guilty pleasures.
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From 10/21/2022 15:02 | #290660
TBC…

Album Rating:

1.Forever Now. 76
2.Love My Way. 86
3.Goodbye. 71
4.Only You And I
5.Sleep Comes Down
6.President Gas
7.Run And Run
8.Danger
9.No Easy Street
10.Yes I Do (Merry-Go-round)
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Rating:  
95/100
From 09/30/2021 19:01 | #274519
"Love My Way" seemingly put this band on the map, but the rest of the songs on this 1982 album match that track's quality and energy!!! Richard Butler's sneering delivery and the synth-y feel of these songs distinguish them from many similar bands of the era.
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