Private City (studio album)
by John Surman
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John Surman bestography
Private City is ranked 8th best out of 16 albums by John Surman on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Surman is Saltash Bells which is ranked number 10479 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 113.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
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20:00
Zac Brown Band: Love & Fear
Sphere, Las Vegas, United States. 
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Feb
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Wild, Chandler, United States.
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Feb
25
Wed
20:00
ANDREA BOCELLI "Romanza - 30th Anniversary World Tour"
United Center, Chicago, United States.
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 66,522nd | 1980s rank: 7,468th | 1987 rank: 763rd| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2013 | guessow | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 24/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2021 01:26 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,512 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2020 15:56 | Hinkuvinku | 3,084 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2020 19:12 |  Maxence | 12,622 | 61/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2018 15:54 | Fischman | 11,842 | 66/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2018 02:18 | TodFitz | 27,325 | 63/100 |
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