The Seaside
by Cardiacs
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Cardiacs bestography
The Seaside is ranked 7th best out of 22 albums by Cardiacs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cardiacs is Sing To God which is ranked number 2562 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 619.
(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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The Seaside track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Seaside rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 98 Music Albums of 1984 | 74/98 | 1 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 86/99 | 1 |
| 2025 | Elauqsapid | Top 54 Music Albums of the 1980s | 49/54 | 2 |
| 2025 | Elauqsapid | Top 17 Music Albums of 1984 | 5/17 | 4 |
| 2022 |  sageamagoo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 16 Music Albums of 1984 | 7/16 | 3 |
| 2018 | tompeto | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2018 | sageamagoo | Top 18 Music Albums of 1984 | 6/18 | 4 |
| 2017 | liveinacar | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 28/100 | 15 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 65 | |||
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The Seaside ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/22/2025 23:13 |  Special | 2,990 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2025 14:25 | JamesMowbray | 5,649 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2024 03:15 | Ih1103200 | 19 | 82/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.
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sageamagoo 11/10/2015 22:32 | #152771
Very good record all the way through, even if some songs got better versions on later albums. Production is not as strong as on later records, but the compositions are still top-notch. Great release.
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