Spectres
by Blue Öyster Cult
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Blue Öyster Cult bestography
Spectres is ranked 8th best out of 34 albums by Blue Öyster Cult on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Blue Öyster Cult is Secret Treaties which is ranked number 1560 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,101.
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Spectres track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Spectres rankings
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Spectres ratings
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| ! | 01/06/2026 15:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,288 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2025 12:07 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,363 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2025 14:30 |  doombringer | 2,312 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/03/2025 21:26 | Daredevil42 | 2,328 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2025 05:48 | matterhornrider | 5,110 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Jboy56 09/21/2023 14:32 | #299193
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Still have the tape. Because of Godzilla, I could never take this album that seriously. There are some reasonable tracks but nothing to grab my attention.
Some good tracks on this. Very generic 70's sounding rock. The album as a whole, good, not great
Fischman 12/16/2018 02:31 | #227225
Mostly solid BOC album with just one dud; one of their better overall outings.
The perfect BOC record and my favorite of all time. "Golden Age Of Leather" may be their best track ever but even the laid back tracks have a strong appeal here. "Death Valley Nights" and "I Love The Night" almost suggest a Gothic Eagles. Very cool record.
Fischman 12/15/2016 15:56 | #180207 | TOP COMMENT
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Like most BOC of this era, this one is a little inconsistent, but there's enough classic cuts to make this a classic album overall.
Best Track: Godzila
Decurso 06/07/2014 03:48 | #113951 | TOP COMMENT
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Starts pretty strong with Godzilla (a classic), Celestial the Queen and RU Ready to Rock)...but the second half is entirely forgettable.
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