The Magical World Of The Strands
by Michael Head & The Strands

The Magical World Of The Strands by Michael Head & The Strands
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 9,112th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 27 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1997 (154th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,478th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,112th)

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Overall rank: 9,112th | 1990s rank: 1,478th | 1997 rank: 154th
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2026cicadelicLes Inrocks Les meilleurs albums 199724/50 -
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s36/10013
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 199781/1001
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 199775/1001
2025JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 199736/1003
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 199776/1001
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '90's (201 - 300) by U R C96/100 -
2025JohnnyoTop albums of the ‘90’s (301 - 400)33/83 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 199721/1004
2024Steppenwolf6661997 2nd chart12/48 -
2022WayneMCTop 78 Music Albums of 19973/785
2022MARTINBORSTop 42 Music Albums of 19974/425
2022MARTINBORSTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s19/10016
2020 ButterThumbzTop 100 Greatest Music Albums81/1009
2020JorbaaOverlooked Albums (Hidden Gems)32/100 -
2020AlienCinemaTop 100 Music Albums of 199750/1003
2020 jnfbnTop 100 Music Albums of 199775/1001
2019ImaybeparanoidTop 99 Music Albums of 199748/993
2018JorbaaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums24/10016
2018 bertrandu*All Time* Folk Rock Albums75/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 31
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 133
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76/100 (from 27 votes)
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02/19/2025 15:00 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,18264/100
 
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04/20/2023 21:46 Lamplighter  Ratings distribution  1,02659/100
 
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03/11/2023 22:30 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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01/13/2023 11:06 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,67877/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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From 11/23/2012 10:26 | #55711
For anyone who ever felt that three Nick Drake albums isn't nearly enough, don't despair because this might be one of the greatest album he never recorded.
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