Clandestino
by Manu Chao

Clandestino by Manu Chao
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-04-00
Overall rank: 1,686th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 199 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (34th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (302nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,686th)

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Clandestino is ranked as the best album by Manu Chao.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,686th | 1990s rank: 302nd | 1998 rank: 34th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 199 votes)
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06/16/2026 19:06 Listmeister  Ratings distribution  87370/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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85/100
From 06/04/2026 21:37 | #314788
Snazzy!
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75/100
From 03/05/2022 13:01 | #282327 | TOP COMMENT
I bet that my score would improve after repeated listens. But just now I have to move on to next album. Slow burning stuff.
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From 10/16/2021 05:53 | #275081
Una maravilla. Escucharlo es emprender un viaje de mochilero junto con Manu. Se siente ese viaje, hermano.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
80/100
From 09/11/2019 16:36 | #242476 | TOP COMMENT
It's incredible that this album was released more than 20 years ago. Both refugees and climate change themes are so well addressed for this 2019. The blend of musical styles in this concept album is also to praise. It's a pity that the middle part is weaker.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/04/2019 12:27 | #228835
Obra-prima do artista. Grita a América latina e para a América latina.
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75/100
From 01/13/2018 03:36 | #205354 | TOP COMMENT
For the first few songs, I thought this was completely great. It might have worn out its welcome after a while, but still a nice surprise overall.
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90/100
From 07/15/2017 05:38 | #194345 | TOP COMMENT
Such great partys. Remember driving around in a lent cabrolet screaming this album to innercity Stockholm
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80/100
From 10/07/2011 19:25 | #28105 | TOP COMMENT
strange that one of the greatest french albums is in spanish.i can never get tired of listening to "Je ne t'aime plus".
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