Handful Of Earth
by Dick Gaughan
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Handful Of Earth is ranked as the best album by Dick Gaughan.
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Handful Of Earth track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Handful Of Earth 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 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Folk | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1981 3rd chart | 5/89 | - |
| 2025 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 57/100 | 9 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2024 |  mutley88 | Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s | 54/54 | 0 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 2 | 75/100 | - |
| 2024 |  Jameth | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 4/20 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 29 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 155 | |||
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Handful Of Earth ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/05/2026 22:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,887 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2023 20:34 |  CharlieBarley | 3,271 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2022 12:46 | TonySayers61 | 25,774 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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