Branigan 2
by Laura Branigan
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Laura Branigan bestography
Branigan 2 is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Laura Branigan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Laura Branigan is Self Control which is ranked number 15349 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 75.
(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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Branigan 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Branigan 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gallowtree | Top 64 Music Albums of 1983 | 16/64 | 4 |
| 2017 |  Infinity183 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1983 | 5/35 | 4 |
| 2017 | Infinity183 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 76/100 | 2 |
| 2017 | Infinity183 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 23/100 | 16 |
| 2014 | nf0603 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1983 | 50/60 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 27 | |||
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Branigan 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/09/2024 19:34 | TonySayers61 | 25,799 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2024 22:02 | r0b07 | 800 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2023 21:48 | Vyaneu | 27 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 65.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
Branigan 2 forum mentions
Infinity183 04/15/2016 09:30 in Lowest overall ranked in your top 100Branigan 2 comments
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Branigan 2, while showcasing a tremendous vocalist in Laura Branigan, results in an album that is not bad, but it merely riddled with ballads. This occurred on her first two albums before she began doing more dance music in the mid-later 80s (along with ballads of course). While any ballad lover would find this album incredible, I myself find it as just great, but mainly due to the averaging of the track ratings. I'm Not the Only One is the strongest track on the album, uptempo and catchy. The rest is good, but that one song saved it from being merely good (3 stars in my ratings) (Edited)
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