Parklife
by Blur

Overall rank: 206th | 1990s rank: 41st | 1994 rank: 10th
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2026	DommeDamian	Favorite albums with great replay value	13/81	-
2026	Johnnyo	Indie albums of the year 1994 by Radio X	11/25	-
2026	blueandthemoon	Top 53 Music Albums of 1994	14/53	4
2026	markl73	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	24/100	15
2026	LebowskiRams	Top 16 Music Albums of 1994	13/16	1
2026	leniad	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	83/100	4
2026	Purplepash	Top 90 Music Albums of 1994	39/90	3
2026	cobbo95	Top 92 Greatest Music Albums	85/92	8
2026	gregthealien	Top 101-200 Greatest Music Albums	2/100	-
2026	TroutMaskGreg	Top 22 Music Albums of 1994	9/22	3
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90/100 !	08/07/2026 07:33	barethman	207	80/100

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From Liks_on_music 06/01/2026 09:27 | #314715

Some fillers, but overall, pretty good. (Edited)

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From ScottJones 05/23/2026 05:29 | #314555

The best parts of this have similar quality to Blur's previous album, Modern Life Is Rubbish. But this one has a few mediocre tracks, unlike the previous album which was great all the way through. The songs aren't quite as good either, with the notable exception of "This Is a Low" gorgeous tune. I like the interesting instrumental details the band incorporated in most of the tracks, things rarely get dull. (Edited)

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From Johnnyo 01/04/2026 18:39 | #312460

Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1994 Mercury prize. The winner was Elegant Slumming by M People (Edited)

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From mrmcrook 05/10/2025 00:31 | #308917

Parklife was the song that put me onto Blur. It's still what I deem to be their best ever track. The album does them great justice packed with top tracks. Mainly Britrock but some good variety with nice interludes of Post-punk, Oompah and even Bossa Nova. My favorite album from them. (Edited)

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From wizardalien 12/04/2023 21:04 | #300291

Title track is absolutely amazing, the pinnacle of britpop. I also loved Girls & Boys, Badhead, End of a Century, Clover Over Dover, Trouble In The Message Centre and To The End. But there were a few too many 2-minute filler tracks that don't really offer anything like The Debt Collector, Jubilee and Bank Holiday. Take away those filler tracks and it would be one of my favourite albums of the 90s and my favourite Blur album. (Edited)

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