The Raw & The Cooked
by Fine Young Cannibals

The Raw & The Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 5,102nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 126 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (71st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (751st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,102nd)

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The Raw & The Cooked is ranked as the best album by Fine Young Cannibals.

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Overall rank: 5,102nd | 1980s rank: 751st | 1988 rank: 71st

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 126 votes)
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01/16/2026 22:11 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,64879/100
 
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01/02/2026 07:09 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,73866/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.7/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.

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65/100
From 04/14/2025 09:59 | #308507
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1990. The winner was Nick Of Time by Bonnie Raitt
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From 10/27/2019 15:31 | #244165
great album and the superb voice of roland gift.
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From 09/11/2019 15:24 | #242470
She Drives Me Crazy is fantastic. That's about it unfortunately.
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From 02/07/2018 04:02 | #207344
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".
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From 03/16/2016 23:22 | #162059
This record sounds dated to me today. His voice get's a little irritating after awhile.
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From 07/08/2012 02:39 | #46109
The CD that made them famous - all of their hits are here. However, I don't its as good as its predecessor.
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