Glory Boys
by Secret Affair
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Glory Boys is ranked as the best album by Secret Affair.
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Glory Boys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Glory Boys rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1979 | 61/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 200+ | 84/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2024 |  Graeme2 | Mod | 80/100 | - |
| 2023 | Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 5/100 | 5 |
| 2020 | Jorbaa | Overlooked Albums (Hidden Gems) | 81/100 | - |
| 2018 |  NowhereMan | Albums I Own: #5 | 73/100 | - |
| 2016 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2012 | vinylnut | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 27/40 | - |
| 2012 | Jimmyd61 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 18/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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Glory Boys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/13/2025 10:18 |  Dankel | 2,645 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2023 06:48 | Sumbody | 1,916 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2022 19:18 | Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.8/100, a mean average of 65.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.3.
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An overlooked band with a brassy vibe, the album is lively and, while it nods towards the new wave ethic of the time, is not ultimately easy to categorize. The only record on my list that makes good use of the Kettle Drum! (Edited)
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