Exile On Coldharbour Lane
by Alabama 3

Exile On Coldharbour Lane by Alabama 3
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 10,750th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 28 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1997 (179th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,711th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,750th)

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Exile On Coldharbour Lane is ranked as the best album by Alabama 3.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 10,750th | 1990s rank: 1,711th | 1997 rank: 179th
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2026LittleM1971Top 90 Music Albums of 199789/900
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199761/1002
2026 spigelwiiTop 11 Music Albums of 19974/114
2026 sssvnnnTop 80 Music Albums of 199733/803
2026 spigelwiiTop 70 Music Albums of the 1990s27/7013
2026Johnnyoin April 2022 (2 B deleted)27/99 -
2026baz1860Top 100 Greatest Music Albums73/10028
2025 spigelwiiFavorite Albums #101-20073/100 -
2025BlueNoteTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s100/1000
2025baz1860Top 41 Music Albums of the 1990s17/4112
2025 pedro1976Top 30 Music Albums of 19978/304
2025JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 199745/1003
2024 pedro1976Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s60/1008
2024 pedro1976Debut albums, my favourites33/40 -
2022JohnnyoMost listened to albums April - June 202285/100 -
2021 drstueyTop 33 Music Albums of 199729/331
2017 fractaljazzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s95/1001
2017 fractaljazzTop 44 Music Albums of 199716/443
2015 KingNoCrownTop 50 Greatest Music Albums43/50 -
2015henrygreen0203Where the Streets Have the Name7/26 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 112
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77/100 (from 28 votes)
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03/14/2026 16:37 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,70177/100
 
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02/12/2026 11:26 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,40483/100
 
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02/24/2025 14:03 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,43364/100
 
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05/14/2024 22:16 baz1860  Ratings distribution  22084/100
 
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11/16/2023 02:12 spigelwii  Ratings distribution  63385/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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85/100
From 01/14/2023 13:36 | #292839
decent album with potential to be great... I'd chop 2 or 3 tracks from - the second half, Hypo Full of Love, Old Purple Tin, The Night We Nearly Got Busted - not BAD songs but feel they're not up to the standard of first half
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From 07/14/2015 19:34 | #145754
One of my favorite LP's. I can really just relate to about everything with these guys. I absolutely love the subject matter, floating between religion and socialism. It has maybe a few tracks I would chop out, otherwise this is just one hell of an album. Keep on trucking with that sweet acid country house music.
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80/100
From 07/30/2012 11:14 | #47463
No idea what the album is about. Really don't care. Some good songs on here. Overall, not brilliant but not aweful.
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From 06/23/2012 06:25 | #45096
Sometimes TV shows serve a purpose. This is a mad sort of concept album that seems to be about some sort of religious cult/guru thing.
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