Under Cold Blue Stars (studio album)
by Josh Rouse
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Josh Rouse bestography
Under Cold Blue Stars is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Josh Rouse on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Josh Rouse is 1972 which is ranked number 6523 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 198.
(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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Under Cold Blue Stars track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Under Cold Blue Stars rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0001-0100* | 76/76 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Mr November | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 49/100 | 51 |
| 2025 |  Tamthebam | Top 96 Music Albums of 2002 | 77/96 | 1 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s 65rating (66-65.46), #001-100* | 10/55 | - |
| 2024 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | lanis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2023 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | lanis | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 80/100 | 17 |
| 2023 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 26 Music Albums of 2002 | 25/26 | 0 |
| 2023 | lanis | Top 40 Music Albums of 2002 | 3/40 | 5 |
| 2002 | Aftonbladet | Best Albums 2002 | 21/49 | 3 |
| 2002 | Uncut | Uncut's Top Albums of 2002 | 48/70 | 2 |
| 2002 | Iguana | Albums Of The Year 2002 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2002 | Sonic Magazine | 2002 års bästa album | 5/25 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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Under Cold Blue Stars ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/16/2023 03:27 | dhbarrett | 8,191 | 65/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2022 00:09 | Moondance | 19,867 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2021 16:45 |  zwiebel | 4,153 | 57/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2018 16:34 | HelsinkiSnorkel | 2,181 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2017 23:48 | TheHutts | 2,018 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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A concept album concerning the romance and dissipation of a small-town couple in 1950’s America, Under Cold Blue Star is surprisingly effective at maintaining the story arc without ever being too explicit, travelling from first love (“Nothing gives me pleasure like you do/Nothing has the strength to pull me through”) to infidelity and parting (“Next time you’re in town/Don’t bother coming around you’re not welcome anymore”).
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