The Raincoats
by The Raincoats

The Raincoats by The Raincoats
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 2,437th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 153 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (46th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (449th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,437th)

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The Raincoats is ranked as the best album by The Raincoats.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,437th | 1970s rank: 449th | 1979 rank: 46th
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2026 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of 197952/1002
2026 O.T.Top 52 Music Albums of 197927/523
2026TroutMaskGregTop 32 Music Albums of 197927/321
2026 LedZepTop 99 Music Albums of the 1970s31/9914
2026 RepoTop 87 Music Albums of 19792/875
2026 foxytreekoTop 50 Music Albums of the 1970s43/503
2026 Patman360Top 99 Music Albums of 197935/993
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s83/1004
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 197963/1002
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 197912/1004
2026LittleM1971Top 69 Music Albums of 197923/693
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1979 by Ultimate Record Collector25/41 -
2026 covecoveTop 50 Music Albums of 197914/504
2026 AAL2014Top 75 Music Albums of 197957/751
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197948/1003
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1979 by Acclaimed Music38/65 -
2025conallmaloneTop 62 Music Albums of 197935/622
2025lanadeleswiftTop 43 Music Albums of 19794/435
2025 meccaleccaTop 68 Music Albums of 197950/681
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s44/10011
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 143
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 649
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The Raincoats ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 153 votes)
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75/100
 
03/03/2026 20:06 BurndenAce  Ratings distribution  1,13376/100
 
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02/26/2026 01:32 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  92397/100
 
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02/15/2026 15:04 MagicSix  Ratings distribution  91360/100
 
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12/08/2025 16:14 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,80970/100
 
80/100
 
11/29/2025 19:34 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,93881/100

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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 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.

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80/100
From 09/17/2021 17:12 | #273861
Messy in a very charming way.
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From 01/24/2021 13:05 | #264975
I like a lot of the sounds, even if the songs themselves are kinda meh.
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85/100
From 01/03/2021 22:34 | #263787
Very unique like indie rock. I like Off Duty Trip and Lola.
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80/100
From 02/19/2020 03:29 | #247995
fun
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100/100
From 02/20/2019 19:22 | #232262
The term "criminally underrated" was practically coined for this album.
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85/100
From 12/06/2018 10:58 | #226342
The single "Fairytale in the supermarket" was only on later re-issues of this album.
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85/100
From 01/08/2017 23:52 | #182061
Missing the opening track, which is also the best on the album ("Fairytale In the Supermarket").
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85/100
From 06/11/2015 20:22 | #143591
Solid, and fun. Will revisit.
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85/100
From 01/17/2015 16:54 | #131758
Delightful!
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80/100
From 09/12/2014 22:18 | #121829
I really like how minimalistic and raw this feels, paired with the screeching, dissonant VU-esque violins in here every so often, it really has this really great quirky vibe to it. I can imagine just a bunch of friends jamming in a garage and thinking "fuck it, let's get it recorded". Also it's pretty cool they're all-female.
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