Gold Against The Soul
by Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers bestography
Gold Against The Soul is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Manic Street Preachers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 517 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,346.
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Gold Against The Soul track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Gold Against The Soul rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Larcx13 | Top 49 Music Albums of 1993 | 11/49 | 4 |
| 2026 | jl45 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 2/20 | 92 |
| 2026 | markl73 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1993 | 50/52 | 0 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 16 Music Albums of 1993 | 7/16 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 93 Music Albums of 1993 | 91/93 | 0 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Bach | Top 15 Music Albums of 1993 | 9/15 | 2 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 42/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 110 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 765 | |||
Gold Against The Soul collection
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Gold Against The Soul ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/06/2026 12:56 | wizardalien | 904 | 48/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 16:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,700 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 03:46 | dhbarrett | 8,801 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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Gold Against The Soul forum mentions
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Great album for running. I get a lot of energy from it. (Edited)
The lyrics are amazing, the work of Richey is more obvious than on Generation Terrorists. This album in particular seems to go unnoticed by some MSP fans, which is a bit unfair in my eyes, because I think it's one of their best, second only to The Holy Bible.
Distinctly average in places but it has its moments. There are some catchy and uplifting tunes like From Despair to Winere and Roses in the Hospital. Some fairly meat and potatoes stadium rock as well. They did this sort of thing more consistently well on Everything Must Go.
Goliath 05/01/2020 14:57 | #250777 | TOP COMMENT
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My favourite MSP album, I like its punky energy, played this one to death when it first came out.
Another good one from the Manics. Sleepflower, La Tristessa Durera and Roses In The Hospital are my picks but there are no weak tracks at all (Edited)
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