1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts
by Half Japanese
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1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts is ranked as the best album by Half Japanese.
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1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts 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 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 48/99 | 11 |
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 35 Music Albums of 1980 | 13/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1980 | 28/50 | 2 |
| 2025 |  PatrickD | Top 99 Music Albums of 1980 | 78/99 | 1 |
| 2025 |  meccalecca | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1980 by Acclaimed Music | 55/58 | - |
| 2025 |  idiotican | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 31/100 | 14 |
| 2024 | brun027 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 96/99 | 1 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1980 | 40/50 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 98 | |||
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1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 18:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,056 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 20:40 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2025 21:55 | thepardunk | 2,587 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.0/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.4.
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NickVolos 05/22/2020 17:59 in What album are you listening to right now?
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I don't listen to this album very often. I don't listen to it all the way through either. But the playfulness, innocence and savant like clarity of this album makes it very special. It may not even be music to some people, but there is a rawness and humanity that speaks volumes. Its like nothing else I've ever heard but I'm so glad that this music exists. (Edited)
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/17/2020 19:59 | #253771
This is the kind of album I can't really say anything about. It just exists and I either love it or hate it.
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