Moseley Shoals
by Ocean Colour Scene

Moseley Shoals by Ocean Colour Scene
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-04-08
Overall rank: 2,105th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 159 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (369th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,105th)

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Moseley Shoals is ranked as the best album by Ocean Colour Scene.

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Moseley Shoals track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,105th | 1990s rank: 369th | 1996 rank: 38th
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2026 paladisiac1990s 65rating (65), #001-100*14/62 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 20th Century56/100 -
2026baz1860Top 100 Greatest Music Albums49/10052
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 13 Music Albums of 199610/132
2026tim0505Top 85 Music Albums of the 1990s41/8511
2026 neilgeeTop 43 Music Albums of 19961/435
2026 TamthebamTop 91 Music Albums of 199621/914
2026 RasmVTop 34 Music Albums of 199611/344
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest British Albums87/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums (Outside of BEA Top 1,000)76/100 -
2026amirmishaliTop 48 Music Albums of 199635/481
2026wizardalienTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s33/10014
2026wizardalienTop 19 Music Albums of 19962/195
2026 TakaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s69/1006
2026 pedro1976Top 25 Music Albums of 19965/254
2026 Squonk007Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s31/10014
2026bryatkTop 60 Greatest Music Albums16/6075
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0001-0100*47/80 -
2026wizardalienGreatest Albums 101-20050/100 -
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 199663/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 154
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 780
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 159 votes)
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02/28/2026 15:56 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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01/19/2026 19:13 pjpaul  Ratings distribution  3475/100
 
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12/17/2025 15:08 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,37782/100
 
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08/03/2025 15:48 Taka  Ratings distribution  1,06380/100
 
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06/08/2025 17:23 Invader666  Ratings distribution  2,62265/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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60/100
From 02/23/2024 20:02 | #302175
Nice little underrated gem hidden amongst the 90s britpop of Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp. The Circle is an absolute classic. Well worth a listen.
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75/100
From 03/18/2023 23:20 | #295158
Can't say this was really on my playlist at the time though other than the singles. It's actually a pretty decent album of the times but it probably lacks the personality of the bigger acts of the scene even though the songs are mostly good. The production is a bit nondescript. Better than a hell of a lot of Britpop types but probably sit about right as their reputation suggests in the pantheon as second tier.
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85/100
From 06/08/2022 10:46 | #286113
Album Rating: 80.67
(968/12)

1.The Riverboat Song. 85
2.The Day We Caught The Train. 91
3.The Circle. 81
4.Lining Your Pockets. 90
5.Fleeting Mind. 79
6.40 Past Midnight. 70
7.One For The Road. 70
8.It's My Shadow. 86
9.Policemen And Pirates. 71
10.The Downstream. 78
11.You've Got It Bad. 80
12.Get Away. 87
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80/100
From 11/20/2018 09:44 | #225266
Great pop/rock record, no bad tracks, nothing challenging.
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95/100
From 12/12/2017 21:23 | #203029
I never get tired of listening to this. What an absolute classic.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 02/14/2013 18:39 | #65073
For me the soundtrack to the summer of 96, great times! Just puts me in a good mood when I listen to it.
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70/100
From 09/28/2009 04:59 | #6355
"Saturday Afternoon, the Sunshine pours like wine through my window" - The Circle. Awesome lyrics!
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