The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85
by XTC
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
XTC bestography
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 is ranked 18th best out of 30 albums by XTC on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by XTC is Skylarking which is ranked number 375 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,402.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 on YouTube
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 1 hour ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1987 | 53/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 54 Music Albums of 1987 | 35/54 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 98 Music Albums of 1987 | 51/98 | 2 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 69 Music Albums of 1987 | 13/69 | 4 |
| 2018 |  mozzmozz | Top 21 Music Albums of 1987 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2018 |  dihansse | Best Best ofs | 63/100 | - |
| 2017 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1987... #101-200 | 13/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... # 901-1000 | 23/100 | - |
| 2017 | liveinacar | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2016 | liveinacar | Top 8 Music Albums of 1987 | 4/8 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 collection
Showing all 8 members who have this album in their collection
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 17 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/26/2024 01:50 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,661 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2023 21:22 | Johnnyo | 9,777 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2022 20:41 | MadhattanJack | 5,985 | 66/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2021 15:53 | mostlymor | 6,966 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2020 13:05 |  Maxence | 12,755 | 61/100 |
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 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.9.
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 favourites
Showing all 1 members who have added this album as a favourite
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this album - add your comment!
Your feedback for The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
