Stoosh
by Skunk Anansie

Album
Stoosh by Skunk Anansie
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-10-07
Overall rank: 4,927th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 90 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (92nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (797th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,927th)

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Skunk Anansie bestography

Stoosh is ranked as the best album by Skunk Anansie.

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- This album (4,927th)
Stoosh Lower ranked (6,176th) »
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Stoosh rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,927th | 1990s rank: 797th | 1996 rank: 92nd  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 90 votes)
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Stoosh forum mentions

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From neilgee 10/13/2026 08:06 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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From BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5453): By Bach
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Bach () 1. by by by by (1999) 8. (1996) 9. (1998) 10. by by (1990) 17. by (1992) 18. by (1998) 19. by by (1995) 22. by (1994) 23. by (1996) 24. by (1994) 25. (1993) 28. by (1994) 29. by by (1990) 32. by (1994) 34. by (1993) 35. by (1997)…”
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From 04/15/2016 17:47 | #163873 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Almost an all-time classic. The opening one-two of "...Political" (all my least favourite SA tracks are those with a blatant political stance) and the cliched "All I Want" are the biggest false start to an album ever. From there, it's chilling and soaring all the way until the penultimate track... the guttural riff & Skin's demented howl deserve a better overall song than "Milk Is My Sugar". A bit of fantasy tracklisting, delving into the future, but substitute "Charlie Big Potato", "I Will Break You", and "Secretly" from elsewhere in their catalogue for the aforementioned three, and you're seriously talking best album of the 90s contender. (Edited)
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From 01/25/2023 00:33 | #293236 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A few good tracks on this. However I found most songs just seemed to lack a certain kick; no oomph. Overall it's a decent album but nothing spectacular. (Edited)
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From 03/14/2014 12:01 | #106205 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Masterpiece!
Best tracks: Twisted (Everyday Hurts), Brazen (Weep), Hedonism, She's My Heroine.
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