California (studio album)
by American Music Club

California by American Music Club
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 4,149th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (614th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,149th)

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California is ranked as the best album by American Music Club.

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California track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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California rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,149th | 1980s rank: 614th | 1988 rank: 54th

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California ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
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09/07/2025 08:35 Tamthebam   22,82969/100
 
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08/31/2025 13:33 spinout   3,16481/100
 
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06/18/2024 13:30 cestuneblague   7,96180/100
 
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01/12/2024 00:05 idiotican   2,80374/100
 
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06/12/2023 11:34 cicadelic   11,26273/100

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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

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California comments

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75/100
From 03/10/2022 08:58 | #282615
California - American Music Club - 1988 - #629 in 1001 Albums project,
A fairly interesting album with country vibes and very sad tones overall.
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From 07/05/2012 22:42 | #46008
a beautiful album spoilt by one track which is out of place with the mood of the rest of the album
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From 09/22/2011 11:14 | #27745
thanks for the comments on my list. California is definitely on my list of next to acquire.
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From 01/26/2011 17:49 | #17826
Would have been a perfect score if it wasn't for Bad Liquor!
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