Dragnet
by The Fall

Dragnet by The Fall
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 5,961st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (99th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (955th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,961st)

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The Fall bestography

Dragnet is ranked 9th 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 917 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,888.

The Fall album bestography « Higher ranked (4,745th)
Bend Sinister
This album (5,961st)
Dragnet
Lower ranked (6,433rd) »
Extricate

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Dragnet rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,961st | 1970s rank: 955th | 1979 rank: 99th
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2026LittleM1971Greatest Music Albums: 601-70042/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197946/1003
2026LittleM1971Top 69 Music Albums of 197917/694
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197987/1001
2026 Patman360Top 99 Music Albums of 197911/994
2026SkernsTop 89 Music Albums of 197977/891
2026cicadelicTop 89 Music Albums of 197916/894
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1979 by Ultimate Record Collector23/41 -
2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 197976/1001
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s85/1003
2025 KalosTop 16 Music Albums of 197911/162
2025cronadigallinaTop 94 Music Albums of 197951/942
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 197948/1003
2025 PurplepashTop 32 Music Albums of 197919/322
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 197927/1004
2025 imacgillTop 89 Music Albums of 197961/892
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1979 by Acclaimed Music61/65 -
2025Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 197917/994
2024sonicdiscourse1979 To-Do List6/89 -
2024JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 70's (101 - 200)97/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 71
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 222
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Dragnet ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 76 votes)
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01/01/2026 21:36 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,10973/100
 
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12/08/2025 16:22 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,75670/100
 
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11/23/2025 07:28 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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11/13/2025 00:27 1977Podcast  Ratings distribution  6686/100
 
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09/20/2025 06:18 Kalos  Ratings distribution  1,15777/100

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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 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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Rating:  
55/100
From 11/28/2023 15:09 | #300178
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Rating:  
85/100
From 06/22/2016 10:45 | #169422
For me Dragnet is a vast improvement on Live At The Witch Trials, it quite simply has better songs.

Spectre Vs Rector towers over anything they recorded in the late 70's, a classic tale of exorcism set to an eerie guitar line.

Flat Of Angles is also worth a mention as it is as catchy as the Fall could hope to be on only their second LP.

Psykick Dancehall is also quite infectious and was one of the few tracks of yesteryear that made a live comeback in the early 00's.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/18/2016 20:24 | #169086
One of the best Fall albums. Even more raw and punky than, witch trials, and is none the worse for it. Printhead, dice man, muzorewi's daughter, are just three picks. Uncompromising record.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 02/10/2016 14:47 | #159267
Very stark, and wickedly funny.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
7. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
12. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
15. Armed Forces by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
16. The B-52's by The B-52's
17. Specials by The Specials
18. Setting Sons by The Jam
19. 154 by Wire
20. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks
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