16 Lovers Lane
by The Go-Betweens
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16 Lovers Lane is ranked as the best album by The Go-Betweens.
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16 Lovers Lane track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
16 Lovers Lane rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 44 Music Albums of 1988 | 7/44 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Best Australian Albums | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1988 | 21/32 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Dingerbell | Top 10 Music Albums of 1988 | 10/10 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 9/28 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1988 | 20/25 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 271 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,595 | |||
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16 Lovers Lane ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/03/2026 14:51 |  Milhaud | 2,151 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:40 | Jakor | 5,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 11:23 |  Tamthebam | 23,289 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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That is because this album only appeals to those who have a heart. (Edited)
VictorVale 07/14/2023 19:17 | #298120
Positivamente surpreendido, grande álbum!
A harmless record which is pretty decent but never really exceeds that level on any track but it does make for a smooth relaxing listen. It is simplistic yet enjoyable as you don't have to take the music so seriously and you can tell that the group is just trying to make a chilled out atmosphere for us to experience. This is a perfect record to put on in the background as it won't distract you and will still keep you entertained. I think this is much needed in music as not all records have to be the greatest of all time, they just need to show you a good time for 30 to 40 minutes and leave you feeling happy. It does feel like the record lacks substance but I think they know that and that isn't what they were trying to create. Overall, an easy going collection of love songs which is simple but always leaves me satisfied after listening.
Jboy56 02/19/2022 12:03 | #281527
A great album from down under, recommended.
This was what I needed at the moment. Nothing too spectacular or groundbreaking, I suspect I will have forgotten all about this in a week or two, but while it was on, it was highly enjoyable. A lovely little collection of romantic super catchy pop songs with Clouds and Quiet Heart being the ones that stood out. There was a period of time where I would be excited about this kind of album and would play it non-stop ( I wanna say about a decade ago, not 100% sure, maybe a bit more).
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