The Birthday Party
by The Idle Race

The Birthday Party by The Idle Race
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 7,456th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (107th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (561st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,456th)

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The Birthday Party is ranked as the best album by The Idle Race.

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Overall rank: 7,456th | 1960s rank: 561st | 1968 rank: 107th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 37 votes)
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70/100
 
04/16/2025 20:26 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,28875/100
 
90/100
 
10/04/2024 23:28 Philly28  Ratings distribution  90569/100
 
55/100
 
09/25/2023 15:12 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,86159/100
 
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08/30/2023 23:09 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,10074/100
 
70/100
 
02/12/2023 18:49 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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From 12/12/2025 01:08 | #312103
Pretty entertaining album of Jeff Lynne`s (ELO) first band.
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From 12/04/2011 15:46 | #31971
Skeleteon and the roundabout is creepy and brilliant in equal measures.
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