The Modern Lovers
by The Modern Lovers
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The Modern Lovers bestography
The Modern Lovers is ranked as the best album by The Modern Lovers.
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The Modern Lovers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Modern Lovers rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (201 - 300) by Acclaimed Music | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 68 Music Albums of 1976 | 10/68 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 20 Music Albums of 1976 | 14/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 24 Music Albums of 1976 | 2/24 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 41 Music Albums of 1976 | 27/41 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 536 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,424 | |||
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The Modern Lovers ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/11/2026 22:16 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 16:57 | platus | 5,876 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:18 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.9/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5440): By LedZep BestEverAlbums 07/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5388): By pjerske BestEverAlbums 07/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5387): By awesomness425The Modern Lovers comments
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Worth a listen for Pablo Picasso alone
One of the best albums at 76 year ? I listened all them albums and upset, only this album so great, others are very weak ?
Brad1770 02/26/2023 08:18 | #294465 | TOP COMMENT
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The quintessential magic lightning in a bottle album who’s influence has echoed through the past 50 years and is widely regarded as the missing link that connected the Velvets to modern rock
‘Modern Lovers’ as released in 1976 was in actuality as bunch of demos going back to 1971 / 1972 six of which were unsurprisingly produced by John Cale who Richman idolised. The original and classic track listing featured only nine tracks being “Roadrunner” (1) through to “Modern World” (9), however a 1986 reissue expanded that to twelve tracks with the excellent “I’m Straight”, “Dignified & Old” and the dripping with sarcasm “Government Centre”
This really is a remarkable collection of two chord gems so simple so obvious I always wonder why didn’t I think of that? Richman’s sarcastic lyrics are of course the standout here but Jerry (Talking Heads) Harrison’s Velvet-esque piano and organ runs a very close second
It really is a bit of a cliche, but honestly ‘Modern Lovers’ is a must for all music fans (Edited)
Solid punk record
Album Rating: 81.33
(732/9)
1.Roadrunner. 80
2.Astral Plane. 71
3.Old World. 79
4.Pablo Picasso. 85
5.She Cracked. 79
6.Hospital. 98
7.Someone I Care About. 81
8.Girl Friend. 79
9.Modern World. 80
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