Mark Of The Mole
by The Residents

Mark Of The Mole by The Residents
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 22,577th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 30 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (320th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,923rd)
Award Best albums of all time (22,577th)

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The Residents bestography

Mark Of The Mole is ranked 14th best out of 138 albums by The Residents on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Residents is Not Available which is ranked number 1922 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 864.

The Residents album bestography « Higher ranked (22,356th)
George & James
This album (22,577th)
Mark Of The Mole
Lower ranked (23,179th) »
The King & Eye

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Mark Of The Mole rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 22,577th | 1980s rank: 2,923rd | 1981 rank: 320th
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2026JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1981 by Ultimate Record Collector25/55 -
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198193/1000
2026mikepenTop 100 Music Albums of 198196/1000
2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 19818/1005
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 198149/1003
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 198140/1003
2026 HeliosTop 80 Music Albums of 198124/804
2025 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s79/1004
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '80's (201 - 300) by U R C88/100 -
2024 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 198138/63 -
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (201-300)88/100 -
2024 PAPPITUFOTop 100 Music Albums of 198126/1004
2024sonicdiscourseTo-Do List 198119/90 -
2024 meccaleccaTop 80 Music Albums of 198149/802
2023 Xxnu99etxXThe Residents Discography Ranked4/5 -
2023 Xxnu99etxXTop 46 Music Albums of 198111/464
2022 desh79Top 100 Music Albums of 198150/1003
2020Red0510Top 38 Music Albums of 198112/384
2018AlienCinemaTop 50 Music Albums of 198112/504
2018 sageamagooTop 11 Music Albums of 198111/110
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 27
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 44
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77/100 (from 30 votes)
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06/20/2025 19:25 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57669/100
 
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12/08/2024 22:39 bcc  Ratings distribution  1,13268/100
 
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10/09/2024 09:21 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,44069/100
 
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03/23/2024 10:24 TradeShark  Ratings distribution  75447/100
 
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04/17/2023 10:53 Xxnu99etxX  Ratings distribution  2,86163/100

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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 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.4.

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From 07/03/2017 04:20 | #193590
so good, it hurts.
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