Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984
by King Crimson
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Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984 is ranked 28th best out of 101 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 26 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 26,368.
(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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Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1998 | 27/60 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 30 Music Albums of 1998 | 25/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 91 Music Albums of 1998 | 11/91 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 98 Music Albums of 1998 | 11/98 | 4 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Best Ever Live Albums | 73/100 | - |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | King Crimson: So Far.. | 7/14 | - |
| 2025 |  bojolpif71 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  NickVolos | Favorite Live Albums | 67/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 30 | |||
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Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/30/2026 04:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,690 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 19:46 | Rhyner | 1,737 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2025 11:19 |  Dingerbell | 4,149 | 62/100 |
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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Rhyner 02/22/2026 20:17 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition Rhyner 02/22/2026 18:45 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) NickVolos 04/28/2015 12:45 in What album are you listening to right now?Absent Lovers: Live In Montreal 1984 comments
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