Slates
by The Fall

Slates by The Fall
Year: 1981
Release date: 1981-00-00
Overall rank: 4,519th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 75 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (653rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,519th)

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The Fall bestography

Slates is ranked 7th best out of 55 albums by The Fall on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Fall is This Nation's Saving Grace which is ranked number 907 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,909.

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This album (4,519th)
Slates
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Slates track list

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

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Slates rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,519th | 1980s rank: 653rd | 1981 rank: 78th

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Slates ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 75 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.

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From 06/22/2016 10:36 | #169417
With only six tracks this is more often than not regarded as just an EP but with no filler this makes for a wonderful mini LP featuring one of the best tracks in the Fall cannon in Leave The Capitol. Middle Mass is certainly worth a mention too.
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3. Discipline by King Crimson
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