The World As It Is Today (studio album)
by Art Bears

The World As It Is Today by Art Bears
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 19,718th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 18 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (286th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,612th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,718th)

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THE WORLD AS IT IS TODAY / ART BEARS 1981 Rē Records LP 6622 w/Booklet, UK Press
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Art Bears bestography

The World As It Is Today is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by Art Bears on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Art Bears is Winter Songs which is ranked number 7074 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 179.

Art Bears album bestography « Higher ranked (7,074th)
Winter Songs
This album (19,718th)
The World As It Is Today
Lower ranked (26,349th) »
Hopes And Fears

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2025SkernsTop 85 Music Albums of 198169/851
2025mianfeiTop 64 Music Albums of the 1980s32/6410
2025 HaydenTop 90 Music Albums of 198143/903
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '80's (301 - 400) by U R C84/100 -
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 198135/1003
2025Rm12398Top 16 Music Albums of 19819/163
2025 LedZepTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s96/1001
2025amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s36/10013
2024amirmishaliTop 33 Music Albums of 19814/335
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (301-400)84/100 -
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 198168/1002
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198140/1003
2021panapsalTop 100 Music Albums of 198189/1001
2021Steppenwolf666Top 100 Music Albums of 198131/1004
2020 OnaterTop 15 Music Albums of 19812/155
2020 SingingPeasant96RYM chart : Played Out...Unoriginal...Unintere... by Music_Party23/99 -
2020Steppenwolf666My most wanted vinyl albums pt 22/100 -
2018 bertrandu1980s Experimental Rock11/100 -
2017 bertrandu*All Time* Avant-Prog10/40 -
2016CoconutTop 100 Music Albums of 198182/1001
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 20
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 53

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75/100 (from 18 votes)
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10/06/2023 18:48 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 22,78764/100
 
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09/04/2023 13:45 LedZep  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,81279/100
 
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01/09/2022 16:26 Jameth  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,45168/100

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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 74.6/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.

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One of the finest alt rock albums ever recorded. Important musically and thematically. Uncompromising in every respect. Difficult and rewarding. For those who like to challenge themselves musically and otherwise. Highly recommended.
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Best Albums of 1981
1. Moving Pictures by Rush
2. Computerwelt by Kraftwerk
3. Discipline by King Crimson
4. Juju by Siouxsie And The Banshees
5. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno & David Byrne
6. Time by Electric Light Orchestra
7. Faith by The Cure
8. Dare by The Human League
9. Damaged by Black Flag
10. Deceit by This Heat
11. Youth Of America by Wipers
12. Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones
13. Fire Of Love by The Gun Club
14. Ghost In The Machine by The Police
15. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
16. Heaven Up Here by Echo & The Bunnymen
17. Face Value by Phil Collins
18. Killers by Iron Maiden
19. Movement by New Order
20. Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
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