Shop Assistants
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Shop Assistants track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shop Assistants rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 50/58 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 62 Music Albums of 1986 | 47/62 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 85 Music Albums of 1986 | 10/85 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 47 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 179 | |||
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Shop Assistants ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/28/2026 23:26 | LittleM1971 | 6,005 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 11:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,080 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2026 22:52 | snailmail500 | 278 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
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neilgee 07/23/2026 05:33 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Jimmy Dread 06/27/2017 05:52 in What are the best female bands ever?Shop Assistants comments
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drstuey 04/09/2021 13:29 | #268386 | TOP COMMENT
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Pretty strong album from the legendary indie girl group from Edinburgh, Scotland. Strongly influenced by The Shangri-Las and Girls At Our Best! they had a unique sound, thanks to having two drummers, bridging the gap between post-punk and the later jangly twee bands. Sounds a bit like 'Just Like Honey'. After a series of singles that topped the independent charts ('All Day Long', 'All That Ever Mattered', and 'Somewhere In China', all of which are included) they signed to a major label for their first and only album, with another single 'I Don't Want To Be Friends With You' preceding. Aside from those tracks another highlight is the cover version of The Shangri-Las 'Train From Kansas City'.
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