Pigs On Purpose
by The Nightingales

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Pigs On Purpose by The Nightingales
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 42,340th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 21 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (539th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (4,949th)
Award Best albums of all time (42,340th)

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The Nightingales bestography

Pigs On Purpose is ranked 3rd best out of 12 albums by The Nightingales on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Nightingales is Hysterics which is ranked number 25204 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 38.

The Nightingales album bestography « Higher ranked (40,141st)
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Pigs On Purpose Lower ranked (45,224th) »
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Pigs On Purpose rankings summary
Overall rank: 42,340th | 1980s rank: 4,949th | 1982 rank: 539th  Overall chart history
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Pigs On Purpose ratings

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68/100 (from 21 votes)
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 !		07/27/2026 23:55 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,55670/100
 
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From Jimmy Dread 09/24/2014 20:36 in What album are you listening to right now?
“Ironically I have just kicked Fleet Foxes off my iPhone (the Sun Giant EP - not this) to make room for this album, which I am listening to RIGHT NOW”
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From Norman Bates 08/23/2014 16:56 in What album are you listening to right now?
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From 06/16/2019 12:22 | #237592
very few non-bangers. excellently unsingable lyrics: "a fur for her takes one furtherer".
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From 04/27/2012 11:21 | #41039
Thanks to lancashirearab for this. Will definitely check out some more of them, a very good LP indeed.
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From 04/12/2012 06:00 | #40007
In Birmingham they plant thinner trees, so muggers can't hide behind them! I love this album. My wife has even grown to quite like it.
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