Positive Touch (studio album)
by The Undertones

Positive Touch by The Undertones
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 15,245th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 29 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (221st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,077th)
Award Best albums of all time (15,245th)

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The Undertones bestography

Positive Touch is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Undertones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Undertones is The Undertones which is ranked number 1919 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 861.

The Undertones album bestography « Higher ranked (6,171st)
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This album (15,245th)
Positive Touch
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Positive Touch track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Positive Touch rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 15,245th | 1980s rank: 2,077th | 1981 rank: 221st

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Positive Touch ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 29 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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