Word Of Mouth
by The Kinks
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Word Of Mouth is ranked 16th 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 9,109.
(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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Word Of Mouth track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Word Of Mouth rankings
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Word Of Mouth ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/12/2025 02:02 | Olli | 7,791 | 62/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2025 12:51 |  ExTeaSea | 5,231 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 14:41 | daCritic | 4,591 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 04:27 | Kinkyluis66 | 107 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2025 22:11 | mash | 1,489 | 89/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.7/100, a mean average of 63.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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I think Word Of Mouth is The Kinks' best album of the 80's. That doesn't make it one of the best albums of the band because we are still miles away from their great output of the late 60's and early 70's, but nonetheless, this album is enjoyable. I'm usually not particularly a fan of Dave's songs, but his 2 contributions (Living On a Thin Line and Guilty) are probably 2 of the 3 best tracks of the album, along with Do It Again. Theses 3 tracks are really good!
The rest of the album is either ok or good, which makes for an average album. It's not Arthur or VIllage Green, but for a 1984 album, it's enjoyable.
Decurso 01/11/2016 10:45 | #156284 | TOP COMMENT
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A pretty average album by Kinks standards, but an average Kinks album is still better than most. It has a distinct 80s pop-rock feel to it. Best songs:Do It Again and Living On a Thin Line.
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