Critical Thinking
by Manic Street Preachers
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Critical Thinking is ranked 13th best out of 18 albums by Manic Street Preachers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 512 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,390.
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Critical Thinking track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Critical Thinking rankings
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Critical Thinking ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/07/2026 11:24 |  Leonard | 6,601 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2026 17:41 | RemainInLight | 3,568 | 35/100 |
| ! | 12/22/2025 18:29 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 15:50 |  Davy | 1,442 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2025 23:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,714 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Album Rating: 72.42
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Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Critical Thinking
14.02.2025
It takes until track 3 ('Brush Strokes Of Reunion') to even begin to hit its stride but the middle part of the album has some decent late period Manics. The lead single 'People Ruin Paintings' has grown on me and the Morrissey baiting 'Dear Stephen' is cheekier than a NY waiter chasing you down the street for tipping 20%, not 25%, when the service was poor and the ramen had a pubic hair in it.
1.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Critical Thinking 70
2.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Decline & Fall 70
3.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Brush Strokes Of Reunion 73
4.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Hiding In Plain Sight 75
5.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - People Ruin Paintings 78
6.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Dear Stephen 77
7.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Being Baptised 73
8.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - My Brave Friend 73
9.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Out Of Time Revival 71
10.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Deleted Scenes 69
11.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Late Day Peaks 76
12.Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - One Man Militia 64
Ranked in order:
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - People Ruin Paintings 78
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Dear Stephen 77
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Late Day Peaks 76
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Hiding In Plain Sight 75
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Brush Strokes Of Reunion 73
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Being Baptised 73
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - My Brave Friend 73
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Out Of Time Revival 71
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Decline & Fall 70
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Critical Thinking 70
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - Deleted Scenes 69
* Manic Street Preachers (CT - UK - Feb 25) - One Man Militia 64
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