The Key
by Joan Armatrading
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Joan Armatrading bestography
The Key is ranked 10th best out of 29 albums by Joan Armatrading on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joan Armatrading is Joan Armatrading which is ranked number 3195 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 477.
(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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The Key track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Key rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 69 Music Albums of 1983 | 11/69 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1983 | 27/33 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 85/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 75 Music Albums of 1983 | 47/75 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of all time by female artists | 85/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 80s Pt.2 (101-200) | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 66 Music Albums of 1983 | 22/66 | 3 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1983 | 48/81 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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The Key ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/25/2026 16:24 | Vinyl | 532 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2025 18:44 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2023 11:43 | TonySayers61 | 25,628 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
Forum mentions
EyeKanFly 10/31/2021 22:24 in What album are you listening to right now?
Romanelli 10/23/2020 01:39 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?The Key comments
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Tamthebam 02/09/2017 11:00 | #185126
Joan Armatadings 8th studio album is a mixture of all the styles she has already explored Reggae, Rock. acoustic guitar & electronica. It is a good album it just doesn't work as well as her previous albums. Drop The Pilot, Foolish Pride & The Game Of Love are the best songs here the rest are a mixture of good & ok not her best album but worth a listen.
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