Words For The Dying (studio album) by John Cale

Words For The Dying by John Cale
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 9,046th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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75/100 (from 36 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (132nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,308th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,046th)

John Cale bestography

Words For The Dying is ranked 8th best out of 42 albums by John Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Cale is Paris 1919 which is ranked number 723 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,424.

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.

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From 06/04/2014 17:42
HAHAHAHAAH THAT FUCKING HAIRCUT!
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Best Albums of 1989
1. Doolittle by Pixies
2. Disintegration by The Cure
3. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
4. Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys
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19. Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan
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