The Light User Syndrome
by The Fall
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The Fall bestography
The Light User Syndrome is ranked 21st best out of 55 albums by The Fall on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Fall is This Nation's Saving Grace which is ranked number 945 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,841.
(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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The Light User Syndrome track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Light User Syndrome rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 77 Music Albums of 1996 | 54/77 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1996 | 63/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 1996 | 30/99 | 4 |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - The Fall - Ranked | 24/51 | - |
| 2023 | apodian | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 20/40 | 34 |
| 2023 | TheSmiths82-87 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2021 | TheSmiths82-87 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1996 | 5/17 | 4 |
| 2021 | markc19 | the fall albums ranked | 24/32 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
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The Light User Syndrome ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/31/2026 12:20 | RemainInLight | 3,760 | 35/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 00:57 | 1977Podcast | 66 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2023 13:02 |  Tamthebam | 23,293 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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