LC
by The Durutti Column
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The Durutti Column bestography
LC is ranked as the best album by The Durutti Column.
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LC track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
LC 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 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1981 by Ultimate Record Collector | 33/55 | - |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1981 | 17/21 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 37/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Adyman | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 49/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Cargo Recording Studios | 35/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 90 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 389 | |||
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LC ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 06:37 | Hayden | 7,942 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2026 15:53 |  DommeDamian | 7,795 | 48/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 08:17 | VeVt | 98 | 39/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
LC favourites
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LC forum mentions
Repo 01/04/2025 10:09 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
SuedeSwede 04/09/2016 17:39 in Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!LC comments
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timtooky 03/29/2014 08:22 | #107958 | TOP COMMENT
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oops. first i didn't want to waste time and listen to another odd post-punk-record from manchester. not because that's bad music - but because it's not my kind of music. fortunately i have changed my mind and discovered something completely different:
an atmospheric, dreamy and relaxed album full of chill-out music for sunsets at beaches respectively for dentist waiting rooms.
worth listening.
Full on 80s reverb guitar project. Gets a bit repetative after a while, but it's a good sound. (Edited)
drstuey 03/29/2021 01:22 | #267901 | TOP COMMENT
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The atmospheric dreamy instrumentals are lovely if a bit MOR but I prefer the more hypnotic droning ones. The vocals let this down though. Amazing how much the vocals sound like the Stone Roses but suppose that's not a surprise given it's Manchester. Certainly a lovely sound though.
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