The Plateau Phase
by Crispy Ambulance
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Crispy Ambulance bestography
The Plateau Phase is ranked as the best album by Crispy Ambulance.
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The Plateau Phase track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Plateau Phase 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 | Cheboygan74 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1982 | 15/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Cargo Recording Studios | 37/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 90/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1982 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | LadyGodiva | Repeat Rewind 2021 edition | 93/100 | - |
| 2019 |  CellarDoor | Top 58 Music Albums of 1982 | 26/58 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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The Plateau Phase ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/27/2026 22:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,670 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2024 07:04 | TonySayers61 | 25,660 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2024 18:38 | Cheboygan74 | 1,289 | 52/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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The Plateau Phase forum mentions
NoisyBeast 08/15/2017 21:17 in What album are you listening to right now?The Plateau Phase comments
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Great lusciously dark post punk album by a band with possibly the crappiest name in the history of music! :)
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