New Wave
by The Auteurs

New Wave by The Auteurs
Year: 1993
Release date: 1993-02-22
Overall rank: 2,928th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 109 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (46th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (497th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,928th)

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New Wave is ranked as the best album by The Auteurs.

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This album (2,928th)
New Wave
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Overall rank: 2,928th | 1990s rank: 497th | 1993 rank: 46th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 109 votes)
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05/17/2026 18:57 mash  Ratings distribution  1,48289/100
 
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05/09/2026 01:21 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,54273/100
 
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04/14/2026 15:31 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41470/100
 
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04/13/2026 17:17 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
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03/27/2026 16:58 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,58286/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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From 01/02/2026 11:10 | #312416
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1993 Mercury Prize. The winner was the self titled album by Suede
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From 08/25/2025 05:07 | #310657
More multitracked guitars, anyway they're bright and I like them. And you have to respect a band with a full-time cellist. This has been called a template for the Britpop subgenre, so I guess cello is going to be a common feature moving forward. Add nice percussion touches and literate lyrics. Very enjoyable classic britpop album.
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From 02/28/2022 12:50 | #281984
A good pop album is in dire need, thanks a lot for this one.
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75/100
From 01/07/2018 21:33 | #204898
A real surprise. Good enough to listen to twice in the same day.
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