Class Clown Spots A UFO (studio album)
by Guided By Voices
Guided By Voices bestography
Class Clown Spots A UFO is ranked 33rd best out of 64 albums by Guided By Voices on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Guided By Voices is Bee Thousand which is ranked number 540 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,237.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Class Clown Spots A UFO track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Class Clown Spots A UFO rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 62 Music Albums of 2012 | 15/62 | 4 |
| 2020 |  bonafini | Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2013 | Indie Hoy | Los 50 Discos del 2012 | 38/50 | 1 |
| 2013 |  meccalecca | Hidden Treasures of the 2010s | 92/100 | - |
| 2012 | Norman Records | Best Albums of 2012 | 41/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
Class Clown Spots A UFO collection
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Class Clown Spots A UFO ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/28/2025 12:59 | daCritic | 4,382 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2022 13:10 |  Arthurknight | 9,595 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2020 19:04 | CosmicMicrowaveO | 384 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2019 22:07 | vblackshadow | 714 | 61/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2017 22:12 | larryrrr | 630 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 67.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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Between this, Let's Go Eat the Factory and The Bears for Lunch there's at least one albums worth of really great material. On their own merits though, I don't find any of the 3 albums particularly satisfying.
Standout Tracks; Class Clown Spots a UFO, Chain to the Moon, Keep it in Motion, Billy Wire, Starfire, Jon the Croc, Be Impeccable.
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