The Raw & The Cooked
by Fine Young Cannibals
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The Raw & The Cooked is ranked as the best album by Fine Young Cannibals.
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The Raw & The Cooked track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Raw & The Cooked 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 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1989 | 15/50 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1989 | 74/89 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | JoeFM's Album top 500 (401-500) | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Musicbuff123 | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s | 33/50 | 7 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 901-1000 | 10/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1989 | 41/90 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 75 Music Albums of 1988 | 12/75 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 24/28 | - |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 70 Music Albums of 1989 | 55/70 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 183 | |||
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The Raw & The Cooked ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/19/2026 16:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,344 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 11:03 | Leginlists | 3,844 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2026 22:11 | traistboar | 1,803 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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The Raw & The Cooked forum mentions
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The Raw & The Cooked comments
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This record sounds dated to me today. His voice get's a little irritating after awhile.
Classic eighties pop. The record starts to lose a little steam after the two radio hits, but redeems itself with the excellent "Ever Fallen in Love".
The CD that made them famous - all of their hits are here. However, I don't its as good as its predecessor.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1990. The winner was Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt (Edited)
She Drives Me Crazy is fantastic. That's about it unfortunately.
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