The Ghost Of Cain
by New Model Army
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New Model Army bestography
The Ghost Of Cain is ranked 3rd best out of 21 albums by New Model Army on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by New Model Army is Thunder & Consolation which is ranked number 3931 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 376.
(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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The Ghost Of Cain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ghost Of Cain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | TastyandTemptin | Top 40 Music Albums of 1986 | 13/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Missed The Cut- 1986 | 2/9 | - |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 99 Music Albums of 1986 | 15/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 89 Music Albums of 1986 | 70/89 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 28/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 34 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 164 | |||
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The Ghost Of Cain ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/04/2026 16:58 | TastyandTemptin | 3,182 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 10:21 | JamesMowbray | 5,676 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2025 16:20 |  Ulysses60 | 1,299 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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Forum mentions
dihansse 09/10/2024 19:08 in My discoveries per year
Repo 03/28/2021 15:34 in What album are you listening to right now?The Ghost Of Cain comments
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Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 09:44 | #208653
Tipico prodotto del rock degli anni ottanta, i New Model Army erano un po' tamarri ( anche nel look, come quasi tutti del resto trent'anni fa… ) e un po' sinceri nel proporre un rock danzante ( l'immortale "Poison Street" che vale il disco da sola ) ma mai danzereccio, legato alle radici quanto basta e figlio pure della New Wave come dell'hard.
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