Dark Continent (studio album)
by Wall Of Voodoo

Dark Continent by Wall Of Voodoo
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 12,519th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 32 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (182nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,753rd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,519th)

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Wall Of Voodoo bestography

Dark Continent is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Wall Of Voodoo on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wall Of Voodoo is Call Of The West which is ranked number 8875 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 137.

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This album (12,519th)
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Dark Continent

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Dark Continent track list

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

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Dark Continent rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,519th | 1980s rank: 1,753rd | 1981 rank: 182nd

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 32 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.

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