Black Love
by The Afghan Whigs
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The Afghan Whigs bestography
Black Love is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by The Afghan Whigs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Afghan Whigs is Gentlemen which is ranked number 1290 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,345.
(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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Black Love track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black Love rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 49 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 85 Music Albums of 1996 | 53/85 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1996 | 11/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 58 Music Albums of 1996 | 36/58 | 2 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 97 Music Albums of 1996 | 33/97 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 78 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 399 | |||
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Black Love ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/21/2026 21:10 | Juneof44 | 2,633 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 08:54 | RemainInLight | 3,826 | 36/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 23:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,283 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Black Love forum mentions
pedro1976 08/07/2026 18:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) dihansse 11/28/2020 20:19 in My discoveries per year
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Black Love comments
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Gooz 07/16/2014 13:39 | #116882 | TOP COMMENT
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Something about Spiritualized + Smashing Pumpkins ? fuk
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/05/2014 14:56 | #110889 | TOP COMMENT
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As a bitter dispute erupts between lovers, a fallen cigarette ignites the bedroom in flames.
dihansse 03/04/2021 20:45 | #266963 | TOP COMMENT
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After Gentlemen, this is also a classic by the Afghan Whigs with very good ones like Crime Scene Pt 1, My Enemy, Honky's Ladder, Summer's Kiss and of course Faded which can be played on my funeral if I find a priest who is not too conservative. But I'm happy to listen to this one many times before I die.
Best Afghan Whigs album.
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