Flash Light
by Tom Verlaine
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Tom Verlaine bestography
Flash Light is ranked 3rd best out of 12 albums by Tom Verlaine on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Verlaine is Tom Verlaine which is ranked number 20441 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 51.
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Flash Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Flash Light rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 54 Music Albums of 1987 | 14/54 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 701-800 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1987 | 3/20 | 5 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 63 Music Albums of 1987 | 51/63 | 1 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1987 | 26/55 | - |
| 2020 |  briggs54 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1987 | 33/60 | 2 |
| 2020 | Johnnyo | Delaware | 5/8 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
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Flash Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/13/2026 22:53 | Pluto11 | 12,260 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2024 15:37 | cicadelic | 13,794 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2023 15:01 | MickLord | 3,967 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.
Forum mentions
Romanelli 10/04/2020 17:32 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 04/12/2020 23:41 in What album are you listening to right now?Flash Light comments
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Sandrof1969 02/17/2018 09:43 | #208513
Innanzitutto la mia canzone preferita di Verlaine del dopo "Marquee moon" sta proprio qua ( "The scentist writes a letter" ), poi, oltre alla qualità ottima di altre canzoni, mi piace il tono rilassato dell'album, l'apparente non avere più bisogno di dimostrare di non soffrire per l'ingombrante paragone con "Marquee moon".
A superlative solo album that reveals itself over time. Songs like Annie's Tellin Me and One Time At Sundown are marvelous psychedelic gems whose genius is only exposed under the right conditions.
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