Play (studio album)
by Great Big Sea

Play by Great Big Sea
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 12,171st   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 11 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (205th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,970th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,171st)

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   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 12,171st | 1990s rank: 1,970th | 1997 rank: 205th

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71/100 (from 11 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.

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From 02/04/2015 04:15 | #133930
Not as strong as Up, but still good fun.
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