Crackle (compilation album)
by Bauhaus
Bauhaus bestography
Crackle is ranked 8th best out of 16 albums by Bauhaus on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bauhaus is In The Flat Field which is ranked number 1236 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,404.
(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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Crackle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Crackle rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  jeremy9 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1998 | 96/99 | 0 |
| 2025 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 80 Music Albums of 1998 | 20/80 | 4 |
| 2023 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/80 | 5 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2018 |  dihansse | Best Best ofs | 70/100 | - |
| 2015 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE GOTH ALBUMS | 38/100 | - |
| 2014 |  Secondsoul | Top 100 Compilation Albums | 55/100 | - |
| 2013 |  btener11 | Best Ever Compilations | 23/30 | - |
| 2012 | stretchy | Top 26 Greatest Music Albums | 11/26 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
Crackle collection
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Crackle ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/25/2025 12:17 | jeremy9 | 3,577 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2024 11:02 | videoheadcleaner | 12,195 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2024 23:53 | Musicbuff123 | 284 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2022 18:30 | telegram | 753 | 87/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2021 04:46 | Helios | 5,851 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.7/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
Crackle favourites
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Crackle comments
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Gloomily Refreshing
I loved this band at the time - they were cool with the dark and gothic looks and sounds. I even recall Pete Murphy in a Maxwell Cassette advert which was one the best adverts at the time - and possibly one of the best ever - lol. So many great tracks here but I think Crowds is just so beautiful and vulnerable - a gothic ballad with mainly just a piano
A perfect introduction to Bauhaus, I would say.
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