Abigail
by King Diamond

Album
Abigail by King Diamond
Year: 1987
Release date: 1987-05-29
Overall rank: 5,248th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (67th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (755th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,248th)

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Abigail is ranked as the best album by King Diamond.

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Abigail track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Funeral
Average Rating: 75 (11 votes)Comments: View 1
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2.
Arrival
Average Rating: 79 (15 votes)Comments: View 1
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3.
A Mansion In Darkness
Average Rating: 79 (12 votes)Comments: View 1
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4.
The Family Ghost
Average Rating: 77 (12 votes)Comments: View 1
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5.
The 7th Day Of July 1777
Average Rating: 77 (11 votes)Comments: View 2
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6.
Omens
Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: View 1
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7.
The Possession
Average Rating: 76 (12 votes)Comments: View 1
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8.
Abigail
Average Rating: 81 (14 votes)Comments: View 1
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9.
Black Horsemen
Average Rating: 79 (13 votes)Comments: View 1
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Abigail rankings

Abigail rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,248th | 1980s rank: 755th | 1987 rank: 67th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 76 votes)
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 !		07/16/2026 09:03 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,75269/100
 
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 !		03/13/2026 11:13 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,81470/100
 
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 !		02/27/2026 12:47 Joehhh  Ratings distribution  1,69178/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.


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Abigail forum mentions

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From Repo 08/30/2023 00:52 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From Mercury 02/05/2021 05:46 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!
“Listened to this. Didn't pay enough attention to be honest. But it was a very wild background music today. It really hits. Maybe don't love it as much as Don't Break The Oath on first listen to both. Hell, that sounds indecisive, I definitely liked DBTO more. But, again, didn't pay enough…”
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70/100
From 06/07/2018 05:22 | #216265
Un álbum bastante interesante de escuchar, si bien no soy fanático de la parte vocal debo reconocer que la música es bastante buena y en general me parece un buen disco.
Lo recomiendo para todas aquellas personas que gusten del Heavy Metal.
Favoritas:
-Black Horsemen
-Arrival
-Abigail
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