Bird Dog
by The Verlaines

Bird Dog by The Verlaines
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 17,670th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 20 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (218th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,339th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,670th)

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The Verlaines bestography

Bird Dog is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Verlaines on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Verlaines is Hallelujah All The Way Home which is ranked number 14194 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 82.

The Verlaines album bestography « Higher ranked (14,194th)
Hallelujah All The Way Home
This album (17,670th)
Bird Dog
Lower ranked (46,821st) »
Juvenilia

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Bird Dog rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 17,670th | 1980s rank: 2,339th | 1987 rank: 218th
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2026Rm12398Top 20 Music Albums of 198712/202
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 198710/1005
2026Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s85/1003
2026amirmishaliTop 31 Music Albums of 198727/311
2026MoondanceAlbum covers: Quirky, intriguing, aesthetically pleasing7/100 -
2026 dihansseTop 65 Music Albums of 198754/651
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 198761/1002
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '80's (301 - 400) by U R C66/100 -
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 198766/1002
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 198750/1003
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198785/1001
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (301-400)66/100 -
2024 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 198759/81 -
2023mikepenTop 41 Music Albums of 198719/413
2021 NickVolosTop 100 Music Albums of 198751/1003
2020cronadigallinaTop 100 Music Albums of 198759/1002
2020ssimmondsTop 50 Greatest Music Albums31/5017
2020 briggs54Top 60 Music Albums of 198755/601
2019newtTop 100 Greatest Music Albums62/10012
2017 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of 198763/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 24
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 62
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 20 votes)
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70/100
 
06/04/2026 11:41 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,50269/100
 
85/100
 
07/05/2025 09:42 CellarDoor  Ratings distribution  8,59579/100
 
75/100
 
05/15/2025 19:44 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,34675/100
 
55/100
 
03/15/2023 20:29 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,78763/100
 
60/100
 
02/18/2023 09:23 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,72164/100

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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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