Flash And The Pan
by Flash And The Pan
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Flash And The Pan bestography
Flash And The Pan is ranked as the best album by Flash And The Pan.
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Flash And The Pan track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Flash And The Pan rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 60 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 71 Music Albums of 1978 | 44/71 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 89 Music Albums of 1978 | 51/89 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2021 | Rovers | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 11/100 | 37 |
| 2020 |  authorunknown | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 64/100 | 12 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf666 | More albums with great tracks | 26/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 103 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/21/2026 09:49 | MafkAa | 4 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 07:15 | mostlymor | 7,078 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2024 03:20 | dhbarrett | 8,917 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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I've said it many times in different contexts: Flash And The Pan is one of the most underrated and overlooked bands ever.
This, their debut album, is perhaps the album that clearly confirms my postulate. The album is innovative, does not sound like something you've heard before, it is characterized by fine catchy tunes and intelligent lyrics that gives the listener food for thought.
The album includes the group’s (duo) debut single, "Hey, St. Peter," which should have been a much bigger hit than it was for. A top 5 position in Australia and a top 100 in the U.S.. The fine sequel "Down Among the Dead Men", which also is from this album, performed at roughly the same level, and reached a place at number 54 in Great Britain.
As mentioned, the album marked by very fine songs written by the duo of George Young and Harry Vanda, who together had a history of the Easybeats. No numbers fall through and the album can only be recommended at the highest level.
Besides the two hits I'll highlight "Walking in the Rain," "California" and "First and Last".
I didn't know this album and now I know why
Down among the dead men is absolutely brilliant.
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