Western Culture
by Henry Cow
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Henry Cow bestography
Western Culture is ranked 5th best out of 5 albums by Henry Cow on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Henry Cow is Unrest which is ranked number 7709 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 163.
(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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Western Culture track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Western Culture rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 89 Music Albums of 1979 | 73/89 | 1 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 1979 To-Do List | 65/89 | - |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1979 4th chart | 35/71 | - |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2023 | platus | Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 | 16/40 | 3 |
| 2023 | Error Finn | Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/35 | 1 |
| 2022 | PurpleHazel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/40 | 2 |
| 2020 | Red0510 | Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s | 29/95 | 14 |
| 2020 | Red0510 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1979 | 4/55 | 5 |
| 2019 |  bertrandu | Best Experimental Rock Albums | 56/100 | - |
| 2018 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | bertrandu | 1960s and 1970s Experimental Rock | 42/100 | - |
| 2017 | bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2017 | bertrandu | *All Time* Avant-Prog | 19/40 | - |
| 2017 |  JoSt | Top 82 Music Albums of 1979 | 75/82 | 0 |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | Top 1000 Albums of the 1970s... #701-800 | 31/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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Western Culture 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.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 17 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/25/2026 14:02 | Pluto11 | 12,064 | 72/100 | |
| 01/19/2026 21:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,663 | 70/100 | |
| 02/15/2025 17:56 | TonySayers61 | 23,784 | 64/100 | |
| 12/31/2023 02:44 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,857 | 74/100 | |
| 09/27/2022 17:32 | platus | 5,825 | 74/100 |
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 has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.7.
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