Rattlesnakes
by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
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Lloyd Cole And The Commotions bestography
Rattlesnakes is ranked as the best album by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions.
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Rattlesnakes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Rattlesnakes rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 76 Music Albums of 1984 | 38/76 | 3 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 89 Music Albums of 1984 | 14/89 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 greatest music albums (alternative list) | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1984 | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1984 | 1/11 | 5 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 1984 | 31/80 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 256 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,823 | |||
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Rattlesnakes ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 04:51 | brent13 | 2,226 | 66/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 19:05 |  Kaduken | 550 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 01:49 |  imacgill | 2,873 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Rattlesnakes forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5452): By LittleM1971
Rhyner 09/02/2026 17:23 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Rattlesnakes comments
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The first and best Commotions album, still love listening to this now.
From the most balanced man in rockenroll history. A true model on how to live life. Idolize him, please. (Edited)
An album that really stood the test of time. Every song is great, no filler to be found. Clever lyrics as well.
bonafini 07/17/2013 03:45 | #81695 | TOP COMMENT
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Great poetry! Such a drag Lloyd Cole didn't released anything as good as this ever after.
The first half is stronger than the second half. The songs are not quite at the level of hit songs, but they are very close. The album could draw some comparisons to the production on the late 60s Dylan album. The vocalist reminds me of Martin Fry.
This is when Jangle Pop met College Rock. It clearly was a defining moment for bands that followed, like the Smiths and the Replacements. They would take this type of music to the next level (although in two totally different directions).
The songwriting is not Dylan level, but it is original and intriguing. The music does not quite develop enough for this to be a great album, but it is still in the category of excellent. A very enjoyable listen. 9/10! (Edited)
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