Metamatic
by John Foxx

Metamatic by John Foxx
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 7,174th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 56 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (121st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,016th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,174th)

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Metamatic is ranked as the best album by John Foxx.

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Metamatic track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,174th | 1980s rank: 1,016th | 1980 rank: 121st
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2026 RasmVTop 50 Music Albums of 198040/501
2026 HeliosTop 80 Music Albums of 198017/804
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198010/1005
2026 ssteveTop 31 Music Albums of 198017/312
2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of 198055/1002
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 198090/1001
2025 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 198086/1001
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s98/1001
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 198032/1003
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 198076/1001
2025mostlymor1980 Part 113/100 -
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s38/10013
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1980 by U R C21/64 -
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (101-200)44/100 -
2024JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 80’s (101 - 200)44/100 -
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 198056/1002
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198044/1003
2024brun027Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s60/998
2024JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 198038/1003
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1980s 136/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 60
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 180
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 56 votes)
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65/100
 
11/12/2025 23:52 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
40/100
 
10/22/2025 22:29 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,75665/100
 
65/100
 
09/05/2024 02:34 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,51665/100
 
75/100
 
05/12/2024 10:17 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,50669/100
 
75/100
 
05/07/2023 20:01 RevolverCB72  Ratings distribution  1,80876/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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