Three Of A Perfect Pair
by King Crimson
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King Crimson bestography
Three Of A Perfect Pair is ranked 11th best out of 101 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 26,227.
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Three Of A Perfect Pair track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Three Of A Perfect Pair rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 77 Music Albums of 1984 | 39/77 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 57 Music Albums of 1984 | 48/57 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 1984 | 11/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 72/95 | 1 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 32 Music Albums of 1984 | 11/32 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 37/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 22 Music Albums of 1984 | 12/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | CripplingAutism | Top 71 Music Albums of the 1980s | 8/71 | 18 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 17/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 84 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 248 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 03:57 |  Helios | 6,265 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 22:26 | Robert Anton Wil | 1,150 | 84/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 10:07 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Lachapelle 12/10/2019 15:20 in 80s Crimson
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King Crimson were completely different in the 80s but in a very cool way. They've created some of the best 80s songs out there. (Edited)
The worst of their three 80's albums, "Three of a Perfect Pair" has a few decent tracks, but it pales in comparison to Discipline and Beat in my eyes. The new wave songs are too dull compared to those from the previous two albums, and the experimental songs are a little too ungrounded and directionless to be enjoyable. (Edited)
Three of a Perfect Pair beats Beat in every way. This is an inspiring album with absolutely great tunes on side one and an industrial journey on side two. Side two is the most experimental side of all the records of their 80's era. I love it. (Edited)
Two almost completely different albums. Side A, being garbage reminiscent of KC's worst album Beat, and side B being an avant garde, industrial delight. (Edited)
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