Charmed Life
by Half Japanese
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Half Japanese bestography
Charmed Life is ranked 2nd best out of 21 albums by Half Japanese on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Half Japanese is 1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts which is ranked number 12134 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 98.
(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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Charmed Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Charmed Life rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 50 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 | 17/87 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 26/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2024 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 72 Music Albums of 1988 | 68/72 | 0 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 4 | 3/36 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 29 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 75 | |||
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Charmed Life ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 8 hours ago | JamesMowbray | 5,707 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2025 23:02 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2025 20:58 | cicadelic | 14,064 | 73/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Charmed Life forum mentions
Repo 12/23/2023 02:11 in What album are you listening to right now?
Skinny 08/12/2015 12:19 in Could anyone recommend any artists of the Lo-Fi genre?Charmed Life comments
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Ramshackle indie rock that is so charming, tuneful, silly and even epic that its hard for me not to call this a perfect record. A under appreciated, wonderful album.
Best Tracks: Vietnam, Red Dress, I'll Change My Style
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