The Black Swan
by The Triffids
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The Triffids bestography
The Black Swan is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The Triffids on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Triffids is Born Sandy Devotional which is ranked number 2218 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 741.
(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 Black Swan track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Black Swan rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1989 | 45/50 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 60 Music Albums of 1989 | 6/60 | 5 |
| 2025 | Moondance | 1980's: albums 101 - 200 | 60/100 | - |
| 2025 | Tuur | Top 14 Music Albums of 1989 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 20 Music Albums of 1989 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 41 Music Albums of 1989 | 29/41 | 2 |
| 2025 | dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 4/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 64 | |||
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The Black Swan ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/30/2026 20:07 | Norman Bates | 10,217 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 15:21 | cicadelic | 14,056 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2025 05:37 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.5/100, a mean average of 72.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Disappointing album by a great Aussie band, can see what they were trying just not achieving perfection
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