Love Stinks
by The J. Geils Band

Love Stinks by The J. Geils Band
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 24,329th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 34 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (322nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,106th)
Award Best albums of all time (24,329th)

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The J. Geils Band bestography

Love Stinks is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by The J. Geils Band on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The J. Geils Band is Freeze-Frame which is ranked number 4521 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 312.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 24,329th | 1980s rank: 3,106th | 1980 rank: 322nd

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 34 votes)
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70/100
 
05/04/2025 12:58 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
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01/14/2025 22:44 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,11672/100
 
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11/16/2024 04:18 Markstar1  Ratings distribution  25088/100
 
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11/13/2024 02:56 culwin  Ratings distribution  1,41175/100
 
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09/01/2024 02:11 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,38765/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 68.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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From 01/12/2024 22:33 | #301135
Who knew Blues Rock and New Wave could blend this well?
J. Geils, that's who.

Includes the singles,
Come Back - US #32
Love Stinks - US #38
Just Can't Wait - US #78
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