La Folie
by The Stranglers

La Folie by The Stranglers
Year: 1981
Release date: 1981-00-00
Overall rank: 5,329th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 100 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (92nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (771st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,329th)

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The Stranglers bestography

La Folie is ranked 5th best out of 29 albums by The Stranglers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Stranglers is Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) which is ranked number 1573 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,083.

The Stranglers album bestography « Higher ranked (5,044th)
The Raven
This album (5,329th)
La Folie
Lower ranked (8,753rd) »
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(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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La Folie track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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La Folie rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,329th | 1980s rank: 771st | 1981 rank: 92nd

La Folie collection

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73/100 (from 100 votes)
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2-3, 6, 9, 11 ?
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From 04/07/2023 09:00 | #295843
This album is a masterpiece ???
Other album of 1981st also is a masterpiece ??
These 2 albums must be listen
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