Candleland
by Ian McCulloch

Candleland by Ian McCulloch
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 17,049th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 32 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (227th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,266th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,049th)

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Candleland is ranked as the best album by Ian McCulloch.

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Overall rank: 17,049th | 1980s rank: 2,266th | 1989 rank: 227th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 32 votes)
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11/29/2025 00:25 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.

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