Dum-Dum
by The Vaselines
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The Vaselines bestography
Dum-Dum is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by The Vaselines on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Vaselines is The Way Of The Vaselines which is ranked number 4065 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 360.
(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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Dum-Dum track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dum-Dum 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 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 70 Music Albums of 1989 | 42/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1989 2nd chart | 24/65 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 7/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1989 | 31/89 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | monosyllables | Top 97 Greatest Music Albums | 35/97 | 58 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 100/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 144 | |||
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Dum-Dum ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 35 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/18/2026 19:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,169 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 20:41 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2025 08:49 |  LedZep | 5,154 | 79/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Jimmy Dread 06/12/2018 16:08 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayDum-Dum comments
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