Filigree & Shadow
by This Mortal Coil
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This Mortal Coil bestography
Filigree & Shadow is ranked 2nd best out of 3 albums by This Mortal Coil on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by This Mortal Coil is It'll End In Tears which is ranked number 2427 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 663.
(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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Filigree & Shadow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Filigree & Shadow rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 12/61 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 39/40 | 0 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 43/61 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1986 | 77/92 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1986 | 40/89 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  NickVolos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 37/99 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 69 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 249 | |||
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Filigree & Shadow ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/20/2026 00:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,610 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 09:28 | JamesMowbray | 5,673 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2025 17:45 | RemainInLight | 3,760 | 35/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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jeremy9 09/25/2020 20:23 | #258710 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the greatest album of '80s
Beautiful, evocative album which is a maelstrom of all of 4ADs greatest bands (circa mide Eightees) and indeed, a number contributed, including DCD and Cocteau Twisns. This is the best of their 3 albums - lots to get into here - listen in a darkened room with plenty of atmosphere.
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