Street Fighting Years
by Simple Minds
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Street Fighting Years is ranked 4th best out of 26 albums by Simple Minds on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Simple Minds is New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) which is ranked number 758 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,275.
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Street Fighting Years track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Street Fighting Years rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2026 22:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,372 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/12/2025 18:58 | Tony58 | 744 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 19:12 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:30 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 11/08/2025 08:17 | robertoveltri | 878 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.9/100, a mean average of 68.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.
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This is an often overlooked (I did) album and is underrated, delivering a number of really great songs. This is Your Land and Belfast Child are particular favourites of mine. I am really pleased that I have been able to pick this up on vinyl re-issue, now completing what I believe to be my collection of the classic Simple Minds albums heyday on vinyl.
jeremy9 12/06/2019 07:18 | #245403 | TOP COMMENT
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Their best album
TerryTezza 06/27/2019 01:43 | #238370 | TOP COMMENT
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A true gem of an album that is very underrated. From the opening bass of Street Fighting Years to the haunting and magical guitar rifts, creative percussions, atmospheric keyboards and orchestral sounds of all the tracks, this is a great listen. It has strong political, human rights and emotional feelings throughout that his very powerful. This Is Your Land (with a Lou Reed cameo), to Kick It In and the masterful Mandela Day and Belfast Child, it isn amazing album. My first big concert was them featuring this album that will always be that special moment in history for me.
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