Metal Circus
by Hüsker Dü

Metal Circus by Hüsker Dü
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 5,607th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 78 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (81st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (816th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,607th)

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Hüsker Dü bestography

Metal Circus is ranked 6th best out of 12 albums by Hüsker Dü on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Hüsker Dü is Zen Arcade which is ranked number 404 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,133.

Hüsker Dü album bestography « Higher ranked (2,809th)
Candy Apple Grey
This album (5,607th)
Metal Circus
Lower ranked (10,372nd) »
The Living End

(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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Metal Circus rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,607th | 1980s rank: 816th | 1983 rank: 81st

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 78 votes)
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07/08/2025 18:58 ShenBapiro  Ratings distribution  36380/100
 
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06/26/2025 06:51 juanr1096  Ratings distribution  6,11378/100
 
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04/28/2025 02:36 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,66775/100
 
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01/31/2025 08:43 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,39269/100

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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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80/100
From 06/23/2021 21:43 | #270968
Hüsker Dü's penchant for alternative rock starts to peak through here. The only problem I have with it is that these tracks, namely Diane, are considerably primitive and somewhat lacking. The hardcore cuts are great, though.
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From 09/09/2017 04:31 | #197632
Best Tracks: Deadly Skies, Diane
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