Waves
by NewDad
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NewDad bestography
Waves is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by NewDad on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by NewDad is Madra which is ranked number 6887 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 190.
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Waves track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Waves rankings
Waves rankings summary
Overall rank: 55,810th | 2020s rank: 6,961st | 2021 rank: 1,293rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 84 Music Albums of 2021 | 24/84 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2021 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - NewDad (IRE) - Ranked | 1/3 | - |
| 2024 |  DeusExMackia | The Best Punk-ish Albums from Britain & Ireland's Nu-New Wave | 27/38 | - |
| 2024 | Igtonumama | Artists to watch out for | 5/100 | - |
| 2023 | DeusExMackia | Top 34 Music Albums of 2021 | 27/34 | 1 |
| 2022 | wizardalien | EPs | 1/7 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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Waves ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2026 20:42 | dihansse | 6,388 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2025 22:39 | MadhattanJack | 6,019 | 66/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 17:17 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
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Waves forum mentions
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From dihansse 07/17/2026 19:50 in My discoveries per year
dihansse 07/17/2026 19:50 in My discoveries per year“Two albums of 2021 I listened to: First an album I already own/know: Another more recent GBV album where Doug Gillard plays the guitar and another good one (maybe a bit more proggy with Trust Them Now as the best track and the album goes from the 35th to the 34th rank. And an album from my…”
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wizardalien 12/28/2021 14:03 | #278114
Just incredible... I can't remember ever being so excited about a new band. It's a shame they didn't add in a few of their singles from 2020 as they would have an amazing debut full-length album there that I would rank very highly. I love the guitar on all of these tracks. Really looking forward to what they come out with next!
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