The Shadows
by The Shadows
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The Shadows bestography
The Shadows is ranked as the best album by The Shadows.
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The Shadows track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Shadows rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1961 | 45/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1961 | 11/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1960s | 34/70 | 11 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 1 My Chart All Time 3 | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 | 1/86 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1961 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  skelter54 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 | 7/20 | 4 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 99 Music Albums of 1961 | 7/99 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 187 | |||
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The Shadows ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/08/2026 03:41 | Olli | 7,916 | 62/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 17:06 | Tamthebam | 23,289 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 14:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,596 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Groundbreaking in Its time! The Fender Stratocaster- revolution.
Perhaps a little dated, but still interesting and enjoyable listening!
The production here is much better than what most of the english popscene produced later in the middle of the sixties!
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