Born Sandy Devotional
by The Triffids

Album
Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-03-24
Overall rank: 2,218th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 135 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (30th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (335th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,218th)

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Born Sandy Devotional is ranked as the best album by The Triffids.

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Born Sandy Devotional track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Seabirds
Average Rating: 85 (31 votes)Comments: View 1
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Estuary Bed
Average Rating: 84 (31 votes)Comments: View 0
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Chicken Killer
Average Rating: 80 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
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Tarrilup Bridge
Average Rating: 82 (26 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lonely Stretch
Average Rating: 82 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
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Wide Open Road
Average Rating: 88 (41 votes)Comments: View 0
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Life Of Crime
Average Rating: 82 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
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Personal Things
Average Rating: 81 (25 votes)Comments: View 0
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Stolen Property
Average Rating: 86 (32 votes)Comments: View 0
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Tender Is The Night (The Long Fidelity)
Average Rating: 83 (28 votes)Comments: View 0

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Born Sandy Devotional rankings

Born Sandy Devotional rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,218th | 1980s rank: 335th | 1986 rank: 30th  Overall chart history
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 !		08/14/2026 01:06 BraddlesHendo  Ratings distribution  3,77175/100
 
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 !		03/04/2026 16:58 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,18272/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.


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From 12/02/2013 21:57 | #96105 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
It's an Australian golden gem full of memories and mystery. It says so much about Australia particularly Western Australia were David McComb grew up . its very much in the same class as a Tim Winton novel It's a masterpiece
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From 06/23/2012 05:48 | #45077 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Deep into my Antipodean phase, this became one of my favourite albums.
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From 08/15/2014 22:31 | #119604 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the greatest ever Aussie albums. Wide Open Road is the highlight. If you ever get the chance to travel round Oz make sure you have this playing on your stereo!
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From 11/24/2015 19:44 | #153410 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Like the greatest art takes you to a time and place where you almost feel you're breathing the same air.
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From 08/31/2021 09:59 | #273114 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Such a special album for me. Difficult to find words. (Edited)
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