Just For A Day
by Slowdive
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Slowdive bestography
Just For A Day is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Slowdive on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Slowdive is Souvlaki which is ranked number 121 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,362.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Just For A Day track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Just For A Day 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 | occasionalrain | Top 75 Greatest Music Albums | 44/75 | 42 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Shoegaze HW List | 31/70 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1991 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1991... #301-400 | 77/99 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1991 | 13/56 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1991 | 30/32 | 0 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 27/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1991 | 17/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | emiro | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 85/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 220 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,080 | |||
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Just For A Day ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 18:18 |  imimesis | 2,126 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 18:16 | mash | 1,497 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 18:36 | Lisandro | 3,407 | 75/100 |
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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 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Just For A Day forum mentions
DommeDamian 03/15/2025 13:19 in Top 10+ Music, Movies, and Visual Art of the Week (2020 - 2026)
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CellarDoor TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/29/2010 13:31 | #16035 | TOP COMMENT
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I really don't know what I'm rating here. I bought the double disc 2005 reissue. The album itself is nice, nothing as special as "Souvlaki", but really hypnotic stuff anyhow. But the real standout here is disc 2 which brings together Slowdive's first 3 amazing EPs. I actually prefer it to the album. The best of shoegaze is on that disc. If you're remotely interested, hunt down this beautiful reissue.
Slowdive continue with the philosophy laid down by My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins but with 'Just For A Day', the band took their music to new ethereal extremes. Never has the synthesis of the Dream Pop and Shoegaze genres been so perfectly realized than on this album. The result is a symphonic psychedelic sound of beauty that encompasses hypnotizing harmonies and breathtaking soundscapes, the results of which are deeply psychological and mystical. (Edited)
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/04/2014 20:39 | #110783 | TOP COMMENT
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An endless daydream washes away all of your cares in the world. (Edited)
PsychologistHD 10/01/2015 20:01 | #150800 | TOP COMMENT
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Not quite as layered as "Souvlaki", and feels closer to 90's alt rock. Solid record.
Another crazy good album by this masters of beautiful noise. While Souvlaki is definitely these guys shining star, this album is pretty close. Once you hear Spanish Air you know you're into something good
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