Children (studio album) by The Mission

Children by The Mission
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 15,418th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 27 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (209th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (2,103rd)
Award Best albums of all time (15,418th)
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The Mission bestography

Children is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by The Mission on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Mission is God's Own Medicine which is ranked number 6927 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 184.

The Mission album bestography « Higher ranked (6,927th) This album (15,418th) Lower ranked (22,297th) »
God's Own MedicineChildrenCarved In Sand

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World Food Movement Presents: Melody With A Mission
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Mission We Hear You: A Benefit Concert
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Children track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 27 votes)
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03/17/2023 14:39 MW19704U  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6,99059/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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From 10/05/2014 17:58
Not as good as God's Own Medicine, but a fine album on it's own right.
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