Guns
by Cardiacs
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Cardiacs bestography
Guns is ranked 6th best out of 22 albums by Cardiacs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cardiacs is Sing To God which is ranked number 2543 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 624.
(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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Guns track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Guns rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 98/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 26 Music Albums of 1999 | 7/26 | 4 |
| 2024 | FieryGunHand | Top 25 Music Albums of 1999 | 2/25 | 5 |
| 2024 | larson018 | Top 25 Greatest Music Albums | 19/25 | 21 |
| 2022 |  sageamagoo | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 18/99 | 17 |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 30 Music Albums of 1999 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2017 | sageamagoo | Top 23 Music Albums of 1999 | 6/23 | 4 |
| 2013 | FieryGunHand | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2012 | ToastedTomatoes | Top 14 Greatest Music Albums | 1/14 | - |
| 2011 | Laululind | Top 41 Greatest Music Albums | 12/41 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 69 | |||
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Guns ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/23/2025 19:28 |  Special | 2,933 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/23/2025 03:05 | Banner | 4,934 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2025 17:27 | TonySayers61 | 25,185 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2024 03:15 | Ih1103200 | 19 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2024 21:29 | danieljmhall | 148 | 91/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Cardiacs are so underrated, Guns is their last but in my opinion their best, there is no filler and every track is banging, my top track is ‘Wind and rains is cold’ but I love them all!
sageamagoo 03/29/2017 05:55 | #188353
If any album should have been called Sing to God, it's this one—thematically, it'd make a lot more sense.
The relatively wimpy, defeated vocals confused me for a long time before I realized how the singer's expression ties into the lyrical themes. Deciphering all that has been a lot of fun, and I recommend anyone who enjoys the music to spend some time with the lyrics themselves.
I do wish the production was a little better—I find the high end can get pretty shrill at times—but the music is absolutely solid straight through and well worth the time spent unravelling its secrets.
One of my personal favourite Cardiacs releases, with Jitterbug holding special value as an incredibly mesmerizing and transcendental experience.
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