Catastrophe Ballet
by Christian Death
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Christian Death bestography
Catastrophe Ballet is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by Christian Death on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Christian Death is Only Theatre Of Pain which is ranked number 6299 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 212.
(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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Catastrophe Ballet track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Catastrophe Ballet rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 89 Music Albums of 1984 | 33/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1984 | 34/91 | 3 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 92/99 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  greatson | Top 36 Music Albums of 1984 | 34/36 | 0 |
| 2019 | LiverpoolTom | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 10/20 | 12 |
| 2017 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1984... #201-300 | 45/100 | - |
| 2015 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE GOTH ALBUMS | 19/100 | - |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 41 | |||
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Catastrophe Ballet ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/14/2025 13:50 | JamesMowbray | 5,730 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2024 19:59 | RemainInLight | 3,826 | 36/100 |
| ! | 11/15/2023 08:36 | TonySayers61 | 25,953 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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Not as good as Only Theatre Of Pain, but a good release.
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