Play Deep
by The Outfield
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Play Deep is ranked as the best album by The Outfield.
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Play Deep track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Play Deep rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1101-1200 | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 64 Music Albums of 1985 | 8/64 | 4 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cmoshier | Top 99 Music Albums of 1985 | 94/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1985 | 74/77 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 39 Music Albums of 1985 | 20/39 | 3 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 49 Music Albums of 1985 | 16/49 | 3 |
| 2026 | RobbieGreg | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 8/40 | 82 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1701-1800* | 60/84 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 140 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/27/2026 12:17 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2026 14:19 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 23:09 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Romanelli 03/31/2021 23:05 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 03/26/2021 20:17 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred Cow Romanelli 05/26/2014 15:37 in What's your album of the day?Play Deep comments
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llibnanoon 10/23/2020 17:09 | #259652 | TOP COMMENT
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Superb 80's album. RIP Tony Lewis. Rating (84.50)
The drum sound on this record doesn’t really appeal to me, but the songs are very good, immediately refer to the 80’s, although the band is British, the sound may sound more like a American Band, there is a sensational 80's hit called "Your Love", the guitar player John Spinks is very good, in "I Don't Need Her", his rhythmic take with delay reminds me a little of "The Edge", the ballad "Everytime You Cry" is very striking, and the hard ballad "Talk to Me" is a beautiful example of a pop rock song, in "61 Seconds" there was an excellent idea to end this good take with a "tick tock" clock sound, in "Taking My Chances "there is an almost progressive atmosphere with a good guitar solo in the middle, but the highest point is the guitar solo of" All The Love ", in a "Harrison Style" with the use of chords in some moments, he develops an idea full of feeling with a beginning, middle and end, it is undoubtedly a of the most striking I've ever heard. Due to the regularity of the songs, this album deserves maximum score.
I like most of this album. The typical 80's rock pop is done very well. It's on my list to add to collection. Not that high though
There's not a stinker to be found on this thoroughly enjoyable collection of '80s guitar pop. The Outfield create a warm sound that just barely avoids sounding too thin and then fill it with catchy melodies.
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