State Of Confusion
by The Kinks
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State Of Confusion is ranked 11th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 149 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,033.
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State Of Confusion track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
State Of Confusion rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 68 Music Albums of 1983 | 65/68 | 0 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 24 Music Albums of 1983 | 22/24 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1983 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 77 Music Albums of 1983 | 77/77 | 0 |
| 2025 | Marswolf68 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 13/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 182 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/24/2026 18:07 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2026 04:41 | matterhornrider | 5,166 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 03:14 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.4/100, a mean average of 65.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.9.
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neilgee 08/13/2022 20:27 in What album are you listening to right now?State Of Confusion comments
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/30/2016 21:02 | #179410 | TOP COMMENT
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This is a worthy follow-up to "Give the People What They Want" and has mostly excellent cuts. 'State of Confusion' is one of Ray Davies' great, witty openers. 'Definite Maybe' is equally witty in the vein of Kinks late 60s material like 'Party Line.' 'Come Dancing' was understandably a big hit. 'Young Conservatives' brings us back to Davies' classic wit. The deep cut ballad 'Don't Forget to Dance' and poignant 'Heart of Gold' are positively beautiful.
Good album from the Kinks, their best since, misfits. Still, it's not a patch on their classic sixties recordings but still enjoyable and there's enough of Ray Davies great talent on display to warrant a listen.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/24/2012 17:04 | #47183 | TOP COMMENT
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A cute comeback for the Kinks, doing what they do best - nostalgia.
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