Aliens Ate My Buick (studio album)
by Thomas Dolby

Aliens Ate My Buick by Thomas Dolby
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 9,137th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 26 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (129th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,325th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,137th)

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Thomas Dolby bestography

Aliens Ate My Buick is ranked 3rd best out of 12 albums by Thomas Dolby on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thomas Dolby is The Golden Age Of Wireless which is ranked number 4636 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 301.

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Aliens Ate My Buick
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Aliens Ate My Buick rankings

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Overall rank: 9,137th | 1980s rank: 1,325th | 1988 rank: 129th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 26 votes)
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