The Decline Of British Sea Power
by British Sea Power
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British Sea Power bestography
The best album by Sea Power is The Decline Of British Sea Power which is ranked number 3813 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 389.
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The Decline Of British Sea Power track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 06/01/2026 08:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,367 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2026 12:58 | cicadelic | 13,549 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2026 00:19 | TastyandTemptin | 3,175 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 06:20 | Proto | 4,237 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 17:25 |  EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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NowhereMan 11/20/2017 20:00 | #201715 | TOP COMMENT
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An album of two halves. First sounds like a jam; not a fan. The second is serious stuff; Lately is brilliant.
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.
Secondsoul 12/15/2012 00:16 | #57927 | TOP COMMENT
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Superb debut album. Love Carrion and A Wooden Horse
Decent album but didn't hit me.
johnner 08/10/2012 17:28 | #48224 | TOP COMMENT
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Considering the well-worn influences (Bowie, Joy Division, etc etc) it's surprising how unique the space this album fits.
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