A Can Of Bees
by The Soft Boys

Album
A Can Of Bees by The Soft Boys
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 10,622nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 41 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (147th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,481st)
Award Best albums of all time (10,622nd)

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The Soft Boys bestography

A Can Of Bees is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by The Soft Boys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Soft Boys is Underwater Moonlight which is ranked number 1197 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,453.

The Soft Boys album bestography « Higher ranked (1,197th)
Underwater Moonlight This album (10,622nd)
A Can Of Bees Lower ranked (25,848th) »
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A Can Of Bees rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,622nd | 1970s rank: 1,481st | 1979 rank: 147th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 41 votes)
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 !		01/20/2026 18:18 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,63270/100
 
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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 76.3/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.


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From Anonymous 03/17/2024 09:46 in Album of the day (#4835): Underwater Moonlight
“I agree that it's a classic, but it's not even close to being Robyn Hitchcock's best work, or even Kimberley Rew's best work. (Or Matthew Seligman's.) I'm sure there's a reason why it's ranked so much higher than everything else these guys ever did, in this group, solo, or in any other groups they…”
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From MadhattanJack 03/17/2024 08:59 in Album of the day (#4835): Underwater Moonlight
“I agree that it's a classic, but it's not even close to being Robyn Hitchcock's best work, or even Kimberley Rew's best work. (Or Matthew Seligman's.) I'm sure there's a reason why it's ranked so much higher than everything else these guys ever did, in this group, solo, or in any other groups they…”
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From Jimmy Dread 09/25/2020 12:35 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
“Been a while since I had a decent haul, so fresh from being paid I hopped along to a local record emporium which normally has nothing but 80s pop (T’Pau, Wet Wet Wet, Johnny Hates Jazz - that kind of thing) in the racks. Following a tip-off from Facebook however they’d had an early 80s alternative…”
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
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