Stutter (studio album)
by James

Stutter by James
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 19,169th   
Average Rating: 
66/100 (from 33 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (257th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,526th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,169th)

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James bestography

Stutter is ranked 8th best out of 29 albums by James on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James is Laid which is ranked number 2106 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 778.

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Stutter track list

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Stutter rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 19,169th | 1980s rank: 2,526th | 1986 rank: 257th
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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2025LittleM1971Top 88 Music Albums of 198623/884
2025replacementlevelTop 50 Music Albums of 198619/503
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 198615/1004
2025JohnnyoIndie albums of the year 1986 by Radio X11/25 -
2025 Norman BatesTop 84 Music Albums of 198655/842
2024 johnnerTop 25 Music Albums of 19867/254
2024 meccaleccaTop 70 Music Albums of 198610/704
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1980s 226/100 -
2023ThuramThugoodRanked - James (UK) - Ranked18/27 -
2023ThuramThugoodRanked - James (UK) - Ranked18/27 -
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s93/1002
2023DaaNTop 17 Music Albums of 198613/171
2022WayneMCTop 92 Music Albums of 198690/920
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 1998 (501-600)5/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 2000 (601-700)12/100 -
2020Mr NovemberTop 59 Music Albums of the 1980s22/5913
2020Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (401-500)14/100 -
2016henriknaessTop 50 Music Albums of 198640/501
2016 meccalecca100 Greatest Albums [Variation #1]73/100 -
2016 lightmywayTop 32 Music Albums of 198625/321
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 29
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 55
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66/100 (from 33 votes)
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From 03/07/2013 09:38 | #67313
Despite not becoming aware of James till around 89 when they started to get more radio play this is easily my favourite album of theirs. Chock full of idiosyncrasies this is James working at their own level before the distractions of Madchester and chasing a bigger sound diluted their ideas.
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Undervalued debut, far better than some of their more popular releases.
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Best Albums of 1986
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
3. Graceland by Paul Simon
4. So by Peter Gabriel
5. Skylarking by XTC
6. The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk
7. Reign In Blood by Slayer
8. Lifes Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
9. Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys
10. Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
11. Evol by Sonic Youth
12. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi
13. Parade by Prince And The Revolution
14. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth
15. Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden
16. Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C.
17. Invisible Touch by Genesis
18. Atomizer by Big Black
19. True Blue by Madonna
20. Your Funeral... My Trial by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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