Thursday Afternoon
by Brian Eno

Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 7,085th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 93 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (87th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,019th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,085th)

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Brian Eno bestography

Thursday Afternoon is ranked 8th best out of 51 albums by Brian Eno on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Brian Eno is Another Green World which is ranked number 191 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,810.

Brian Eno album bestography « Higher ranked (2,425th)
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This album (7,085th)
Thursday Afternoon
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 7,085th | 1980s rank: 1,019th | 1985 rank: 87th

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73/100 (from 93 votes)
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03/03/2026 21:43 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,04272/100
 
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02/18/2026 11:34 platus  Ratings distribution  5,82674/100
 
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09/27/2025 02:35 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,93769/100
 
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09/26/2025 05:29 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,37869/100
 
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05/18/2025 14:46 Repo  Ratings distribution  2,16485/100

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90/100
From 03/03/2016 13:31 | #161174
Another mellow masterpiece from Mr. Eno.
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From 10/13/2014 21:36 | #124393
Ahh... this is like the randomized equivalent of "Ambient 1: Music for Airports". I'm almost positive that it was a Geiger counter that decided when to play a note on this album back in the day. Obviously very soothing, also on Monday nights!
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From 01/27/2014 17:31 | #101654
My ambient choice! Brian Eno does it gracefully.
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From 04/29/2013 21:06 | #74807
Ambient heaven. Fleeting and minimalistic.
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