The North Star
by Roddy Frame
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Roddy Frame bestography
The North Star is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by Roddy Frame on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Roddy Frame is Surf which is ranked number 25414 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 38.
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The North Star track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The North Star rankings
The North Star rankings summary
Overall rank: 59,406th | 1990s rank: 8,815th | 1998 rank: 953rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to artists in November 2020 (To delete) | 30/34 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | North of the border | 29/54 | - |
| 2023 | Moondance | 1990's: albums 101 - 200 | 78/100 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Loving it Live (1 - 100) | 87/100 | - |
| 2020 | Burttheswimmer | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/06/2023 09:34 | mostlymor | 6,986 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2023 02:27 | Moondance | 20,816 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2020 09:32 | Burttheswimmer | 445 | 63/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2018 15:14 |  Nowhereman1965 | 2,543 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2014 23:29 | LosWochos | 47,422 | 75/100 |
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Burttheswimmer 05/11/2020 09:34 | #251270
Great album, and little known. Why is it not on Spotify? If for no other reason, you should listen to catch the superb Bigger, Brighter, Better. But Back to the One, Here Comes the Ocean, Reason for Living and Hymn to Grace are classics too. Search it out. It's worth it.
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