Thunder & Consolation
by New Model Army
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Thunder & Consolation is ranked as the best album by New Model Army.
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Thunder & Consolation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Thunder & Consolation 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 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1989 | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1989 | 21/26 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 90 Music Albums of 1989 | 22/90 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1989 | 59/86 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1989 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 60 Music Albums of 1989 | 33/60 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 58 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 375 | |||
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Thunder & Consolation ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/03/2026 05:45 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2026 09:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,085 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 19:23 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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T&C is simply a massive album from start to finish blending rock, punk, folk/Celtic, etc in one beautiful collection of songs (long before it was "cool"). Never one to shy away from their convictions and difficult/current topics, T&C excels at story telling, driving emotions and getting your feet moving. We have all lived, longed, pondered and wished for these things mentioned in Justin's lyrics. This album really provided a soundtrack to a defining time in my life.
my favourite album of all time. The grinding menace of the start and the anthemic quality of its chorus, the anger and frustration of Stupid Questions and 225. The lost beauty of green and grey. A wonderful wonderful record.
Stilly my favourite band and this is propably their best album. Played an important part in my life as well.
My all-time favourite band! And their best album (Edited)
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