Waiata
by Split Enz

Waiata by Split Enz
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 16,232nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (239th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,190th)
Award Best albums of all time (16,232nd)

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Split Enz bestography

Waiata is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Split Enz on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Split Enz is True Colours which is ranked number 2808 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 551.

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Waiata rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 16,232nd | 1980s rank: 2,190th | 1981 rank: 239th

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Waiata ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 37 votes)
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06/29/2024 22:53 mrmcrook  Ratings distribution  1,05077/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.3.

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65/100
From 03/29/2021 10:07 | #267910
Sounds a bit dated to my ears now but certainly good enough songs. History Never Repeats is the absolute stand out and I can tell you that it is 100% guaranteed to bring the over 50's onto the dance floor at parties in New Zealand. I like Iris too, and the instrumental Wail, which has a lot of pleasantly surprising weird noises in the mix.
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From 09/19/2020 23:00 | #258439
This is an under rated Split Enz album. I rate it on level par with True Colours. Great from start to finish
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From 05/04/2017 04:24 | #190258
Split Enz again employed David Tickle for Waiata, although a newly famous Tickle was more difficult to work with this time around. It’s easy to dismiss Waiata as an inferior version of True Colours, and it is a case of slightly diminishing returns, but it’s still a solid Split Enz album.
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From 08/22/2014 20:39 | #120161
Follow up to their breakthrough hit True Colours. Though rushed to production, I love this album. Not as polished and slick as TC, the songs and album as a whole have a different identity. Love One Step Ahead, Walking Through The Ruins, Ships, Iris. It is my second favorite SE album.
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