Stratosphere (studio album)
by Duster

Stratosphere by Duster
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 1,245th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 178 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1998 (20th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (231st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,245th)

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Stratosphere is ranked as the best album by Duster.

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Stratosphere track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Stratosphere rankings

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Overall rank: 1,245th | 1990s rank: 231st | 1998 rank: 20th

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Stratosphere ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 178 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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90/100
From 04/12/2021 22:07 | #268488
Hidden gem
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From 06/20/2019 04:32 | #237916
I am completely decided that this is a wonderful glorious album

90/100 (Very Good)
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From 02/16/2019 20:11 | #232052
This is the best of the landscape/horizon album covers. It's also a kickass album
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90/100
From 08/21/2017 02:11 | #196434
Im completely undecided on whether this is a good or boring album at the moment
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95/100
From 03/01/2017 10:20 | #186579
I was recommended this on a shoegaze thread - I know it's been over a year since it was posted - and I finally got to it tonight. I was told it was going to be "slowcore", so my mind instantly went to Galaxie 500 & Yo La Tengo but at first - if I had to make one of my typical comparisons - it reminded me of We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes - era Death Cab. Nevertheless, as it went on it began to sound more like The Swirlies which I just adored. And then at the end - when things got more experimental & "wall-of-sound" - it sounded exactly as I pictured in the beginning. Big thanks to whoever recommended this and I'll totally be coming back (will likely end up getting it on vinyl, if that's an option).
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90/100
From 05/18/2015 00:53 | #141711
Absolutely /gorgeous/ textures going on here, almost gave this an instant 100/100, but alas it wasn't *quite* that good. Really though probably the most resonant first listen ever.
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