Big Ship
by Cardiacs
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Cardiacs bestography
Big Ship is ranked 10th best out of 22 albums by Cardiacs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cardiacs is Sing To God which is ranked number 2555 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 622.
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Big Ship track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Big Ship rankings summary
Overall rank: 24,992nd | 1980s rank: 3,141st | 1986 rank: 330th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elauqsapid | Top 8 Music Albums of 1986 | 7/8 | 1 |
| 2022 |  sageamagoo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2018 | sageamagoo | Top 9 Music Albums of 1986 | 1/9 | 5 |
| 2016 | liveinacar | Top 12 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/12 | 3 |
| 2014 | FieryGunHand | Top 16 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/16 | 3 |
| 2013 | FieryGunHand | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 47/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 38 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/15/2022 18:40 | sageamagoo | 1,461 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2021 04:20 | Elauqsapid | 2,720 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2020 02:12 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,708 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2020 07:55 | LosWochos | 47,513 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2019 14:06 | newt | 805 | 66/100 |
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sageamagoo 08/12/2017 19:29 | #195936
sageamagoo 08/12/2017 19:29 | #195936
Incredible EP. The last song's kind of tagged on, but considering how great the other four are I don't care. That sax solo in Stoneage Dinosaurs is something to behold, and the buildup in Tarred and Feathered is something very special as well. Not to mention Big Ship, a classic in Cardiacs' catalogue and one of the most powerful songs they've ever written. Also contains one of my favourite ever lyrics, "The tool—forever falling—planes against the grain of the wood for the box for my soul."
Considering this is their very first release as a full-fledged group—a short but captivating listen that contains some of their best work—I wouldn't hesitate to call the Big Ship EP essential Cardiacs material.
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