Icky Mettle
by Archers Of Loaf
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Icky Mettle is ranked as the best album by Archers Of Loaf.
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Icky Mettle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Icky Mettle rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 99 Music Albums of 1993 | 8/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 60 Music Albums of 1993 | 15/60 | 4 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 61 Music Albums of 1993 | 21/61 | 3 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 5/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  foxytreeko | Top 87 Music Albums of the 1990s | 79/87 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | North Carolina | 43/50 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 41/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 290 | |||
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Icky Mettle ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 10:01 | Liks_on_music | 656 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 09:01 | Johnnyo | 9,942 | 77/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 13:25 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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Icky Mettle forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/03/2019 20:00 in Album of the day (#3154): Icky Mettle by Archers Of LoafIcky Mettle comments
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Not sure how often this will get played but it's a decent album (Edited)
mayonaise93 06/09/2018 19:08 | #216423 | TOP COMMENT
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All I want is to be your spine.
What a pleasant surprise
Love the vocals!
Favorite tracks: Web in Front, Might, Learo, You're a Hole, Backwash, Slow Worm
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8.0
ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/05/2014 10:21 | #110860 | TOP COMMENT
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A tense melodic indie rock masterpiece.
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