The Decline Of British Sea Power
by British Sea Power

The Decline Of British Sea Power by British Sea Power
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 3,819th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 98 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2003 (73rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (648th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,819th)

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The best album by Sea Power is The Decline Of British Sea Power which is ranked number 3819 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 382.

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Overall rank: 3,819th | 2000s rank: 648th | 2003 rank: 73rd

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 98 votes)
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11/05/2025 06:20 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,09533/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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75/100
From 11/20/2017 20:00 | #201715
An album of two halves. First sounds like a jam; not a fan. The second is serious stuff; Lately is brilliant.
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From 02/24/2015 05:00 | #135558
Like a lot of good bands in the 2000s, they made their name with a very striking early album, but failed to re-capture that excitement with a bunch of It's-Just-Okay follow-ups. That doesn't deter this bold gem though, a surprisingly emotional ode to post-punk-era british music but filtered through with a very 21st century sense of ambivilance.
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From 12/15/2012 00:16 | #57927
Superb debut album. Love Carrion and A Wooden Horse
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From 10/05/2012 12:07 | #51767
Decent album but didn't hit me.
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From 08/10/2012 17:28 | #48224
Considering the well-worn influences (Bowie, Joy Division, etc etc) it's surprising how unique the space this album fits.
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