Penguin Eggs (studio album)
by Nic Jones
Nic Jones bestography
Penguin Eggs is ranked as the best album by Nic Jones.
(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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Penguin Eggs track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (2 out of 9 tracks have been rated).
Penguin Eggs rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1980 | 4/53 | 5 |
| 2025 | Graeme2 | Folk | 6/100 | - |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 2 | 73/100 | - |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2021 | WayneMC | Top 98 Music Albums of 1980 | 47/98 | 3 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf666 | Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (801-900) | 21/100 | - |
| 2019 | garycottier | Top 57 Music Albums of 1980 | 45/57 | 1 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2017 | bertrandu | *All Time* European Folk Music | 21/100 | - |
| 2016 | BobUillean | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 2/40 | 0 |
| 2016 | seanie542 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1980 | 24/26 | 1 |
| 2014 |  ButterThumbz | Stewart Lee's Favourite Thirteen | 12/13 | - |
| 2013 | Aramis | Top 30 Music Albums of 1980 | 20/30 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 34 | |||
Penguin Eggs collection
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Penguin Eggs ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 26 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/22/2024 15:37 | JamesMowbray | 5,261 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2024 22:12 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,508 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2023 04:10 | mianfei | 1,356 | 62/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2023 02:26 | TheHutts | 2,018 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2022 16:12 | mityam | 1,250 | 74/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
Penguin Eggs comments
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Graeme2 09/12/2016 16:19 | #174824
70/100 average rating is shockingly low for this genre classic. Don't let that deter you from checking out this wonderful record.
Classic folk. 1980 almost feels like modern folk. A superb collection of songs. Very good.
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