The Key (studio album) by Joan Armatrading

The Key by Joan Armatrading
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 21,864th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (280th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,899th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,864th)
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Joan Armatrading bestography

The Key is ranked 10th best out of 28 albums by Joan Armatrading on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joan Armatrading is Joan Armatrading which is ranked number 3785 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 381.

Joan Armatrading album bestography « Higher ranked (21,864th) This album (21,864th) Lower ranked (26,350th) »
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The Key track list

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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 31 votes)
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11/05/2023 11:43 TonySayers61  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 16,27665/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 66.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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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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