The Sun Is Often Out
by Longpigs

The Sun Is Often Out by Longpigs
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 10,763rd   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 30 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (203rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,741st)
Award Best albums of all time (10,763rd)

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The Sun Is Often Out rankings

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Overall rank: 10,763rd | 1990s rank: 1,741st | 1996 rank: 203rd

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 30 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.

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From 01/16/2025 14:19 | #307049
Album Rating: 73.73
(811/11)
Incl. Hidden track = (878/12) = 73.17

Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - The Sun Is Often Out

29.04.1996

1.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Lost Myself 76
2.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - She Said 77
3.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Far 70
4.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - On And On 84
5.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Happy Again 70
6.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - All Hype 72
7.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Sally Dances 77
8.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Jesus Christ 74
9.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Dozen Wicked Words 70
10.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Elvis 70
11.Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Over Our Bodies 71

Hidden Track:

12. Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Sleep 67

Ranked in order:

* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - On And On 84
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Sally Dances 77
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - She Said 77
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Lost Myself 76
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Jesus Christ 74
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - All Hype 72
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Over Our Bodies 71
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Elvis 70
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Far 70
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Happy Again 70
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Dozen Wicked Words 70
* Longpigs (TSIOO - UK - Apr 96) - Sleep 67
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95/100
From 08/26/2018 07:33 | #220110
A severely underrated album from the 90's. Filled with great songs like the massive rocker "She Said" then kicks off with a meloncholic "On and On". Truly is one of my favorites.
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From 10/10/2014 08:58 | #123853
A strange little album that kicks off with four fairly straightforward 'Britpop'-style tracks before (very successfully) taking on a more adventurous / unusual style after that. A track like 'Jesus Christ' might possibly be the best one on here as it kind of fuses the album's two contrasting styles together.
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