English Settlement
by XTC
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XTC bestography
English Settlement is ranked 2nd best out of 30 albums by XTC on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by XTC is Skylarking which is ranked number 385 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,396.
(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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English Settlement track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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English Settlement ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/01/2026 04:45 | brent13 | 1,670 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 23:18 | Devilwoac | 291 | 94/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 05:09 |  AAL2014 | 3,578 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 06:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 5,658 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:13 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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A relaxing listen. There are some choruses that are somewhat memorable, but the songs (on the whole) don't really develop enough, rendering them, though enjoyable, pretty repetitive. Still a well-performed album to pass the time. 8.5/10!
Nice album, the first couple of tracks are really exciting and then it goes downhill for me.
seb7 08/05/2021 03:37 | #272267
Bit topheavy. Has good singles but overall isn’t super great.
XTC sing about Brexit.
I like it, but it isn't one of my favourite XTC albums. I still score it a good 80, but I feel there are three or four tracks that don't seem to be of their normal standard. Having said that even with them removed I don't think it would be scoring any higher as a single album (rather than a double).
ImmortalAl 03/04/2017 05:07 | #186783
An album I have no hesitancy rating a "100". Good job, guys. You earned it.
English Settlement marked the end of an era for XTC. It was the last album they ever performed live and the last to feature long time drummer Terry Chambers. It was here that the band began their slow metamorphosis from Frankenstein Punk to Pastoral Pop. This oncoming identity crisis coupled with extreme recording restriction (26 songs in a mere 28 days!) resulted in a chaotic and oddly vulnerable record. Not every song is a winner, and the production is noticeably less polished than other efforts, but there's a certain magic about English Settlement and tracks like Senses Working Overtime, Knuckle Down and Yacht Dance remain some of the highlights of the bands career.
This is an album that can really grow on you if you let it. The songs are catchy as hell and have the tendency to not leave your head after a while. Definitely my favorite XTC album that I've listened to so far.
colonelchibbers 05/20/2016 03:33 | #166495
What is timtooky even talking about?
HoldenM 05/30/2015 03:02 | #142670
Solid release. Maybe my favorite XTC album.
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