Life (studio album)
by Simply Red
Condition: Brand New
Simply Red bestography
Life is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Simply Red on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Simply Red is Picture Book which is ranked number 3494 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 421.
(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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Life track list

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life rankings
All 18 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Top 27 Music Albums of 1995 | 4/27 | 4 | |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 4 | 7/100 | - |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 38/100 | 13 | |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1995 | 34/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1995 | 37/100 | - |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 3 | 87/100 | - |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 12 Music Albums of 1995 | 6/12 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1995 | 28/86 | 3 | |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2024 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 74/100 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1995 | 45/55 | 1 | |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 86/100 | 3 |
| 2019 | zowie | Top 15 Music Albums of 1995 | 9/15 | 2 |
| 2016 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 15/100 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Toxic | Top 23 Music Albums of 1995 | 22/23 | 0 |
| 2015 | Recently listened #4 (sort by listening date, newest first) | 62/88 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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Life collection
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Life ratings

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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25/100 | 04/18/2025 10:29 | RemainInLight | ![]() | 36/100 |
80/100 | 11/19/2024 09:41 | ![]() | 69/100 | |
75/100 | 07/27/2024 03:00 | stevengnz | ![]() | 73/100 |
80/100 | 05/07/2024 15:50 | javicho07 | ![]() | 81/100 |
60/100 | 12/07/2023 15:26 | fabm0 | ![]() | 59/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.9/100, a mean average of 64.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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Apesar de datado, ainda é legal.
Only just good album. Best 10 songs average is 78,5/100 and the album can get only just good 80/100. Best songs are "Fairground" and "Remembering the first time" both 85/100, followed by "Never never love" 80/100. All other songs average 70-75/100.
Genre: Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
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