The Ghost Of Cain
by New Model Army

The Ghost Of Cain by New Model Army
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 7,562nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (105th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,085th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,562nd)

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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 3819 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 381.

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The Ghost Of Cain
This album (7,562nd)
The Ghost Of Cain
Lower ranked (8,121st) »
No Rest For The Wicked

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The Ghost Of Cain rankings

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Overall rank: 7,562nd | 1980s rank: 1,085th | 1986 rank: 105th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
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03/04/2026 16:58 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,08172/100
 
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01/23/2026 10:21 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,38669/100
 
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04/13/2025 16:20 Ulysses60  Ratings distribution  1,29678/100
 
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10/11/2024 07:15 Rafion  Ratings distribution  93479/100
 
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09/10/2024 18:57 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,26375/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% 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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From 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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