Allegory And Self
by Psychic TV
Psychic TV bestography
Allegory And Self is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Psychic TV on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Psychic TV is Dreams Less Sweet which is ranked number 20790 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 50.
(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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Allegory And Self track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Allegory And Self rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 40 Music Albums of 1988 | 14/40 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2025 | LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2023 | AlienCinema | Top 61 Music Albums of 1988 | 57/61 | 0 |
| 2023 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | LadyGodiva | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 88/100 | 6 |
| 2021 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2020 | EyeKanFly | EyeKanFly's 1980s #101-200 | 60/100 | - |
| 2018 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1988... #101-200 | 52/100 | - |
| 2018 |  bertrandu | 1980s Experimental Rock | 58/100 | - |
| 2017 |  PatrickD | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1201-1300 | 72/100 | - |
| 2015 | LadyGodiva | So Much To Answer For! | 15/100 | - |
| 2014 | vmp | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 35/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 36 | |||
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Allegory And Self ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/18/2026 19:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,929 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2025 11:09 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,373 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2024 21:49 | LosWochos | 47,265 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2022 22:32 | Mmorrison22 | 2,134 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2020 20:32 | EyeKanFly | 8,756 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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Genesis P. Orridge has to be the weirdest man ever to pound the streets of Manchester. 'Allegory and Self' is just as bonkers as the ex Throbbing Gristle front man... just in a very different way!
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