Close To Paradise
by Patrick Watson
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Close To Paradise is ranked as the best album by Patrick Watson.
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Close To Paradise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Close To Paradise rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/07/2025 16:17 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2024 22:21 | willmccullough7 | 107 | 57/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2023 12:11 | DaaN | 489 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2023 20:57 | Kali | 693 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2023 09:25 |  Tamthebam | 23,149 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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april 2014: I was disappointed listening to this again after a few years break. january 2021: seven years later I quite enjoyed it.
A good songwriter, I'll give him that.
AleJohnMari 12/11/2008 19:37 | #2118 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is so very rich in sounds, emotions, orchestration, singing, melody, harmony. It is getting better and better everytime I listen.
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