Cupid & Psyche 85
by Scritti Politti
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Cupid & Psyche 85 is ranked as the best album by Scritti Politti.
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Cupid & Psyche 85 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cupid & Psyche 85 rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 32 Music Albums of 1985 | 8/32 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1985 | 27/74 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1985 | 78/86 | 1 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1985 | 50/50 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Pastiche | Top 18 Music Albums of 1985 | 12/18 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1985 by Ultimate Record Collection | 5/41 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 70 Music Albums of 1985 | 33/70 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 99/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 392 | |||
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Cupid & Psyche 85 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/26/2026 14:40 |  CellarDoor | 8,884 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 07:38 | AledJames | 1,704 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 18:31 | Vulgarplacards | 64 | 94/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Cupid & Psyche 85 forum mentions
Romanelli 04/28/2025 18:08 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today neilgee 12/09/2023 23:11 in What album are you listening to right now?Cupid & Psyche 85 comments
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WrathchildIX 12/04/2012 16:49 | #56726 | TOP COMMENT
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Love this work . It seems to be saying "I am the 1980's"
Full blast 80s synth and midi fest
neilgee 12/09/2023 23:43 | #300380 | TOP COMMENT
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This album was the one where Green (Scritti Politti) decided to make some money out of his songwriting talent and began writing commercial hits. I'll always prefer the previous album with unheralded classics like 'Asylums in Jerusalem' on it songs that had an edge and feeling to them that is simply not there on Cupid & Psyche. For me there's no doubt that Green's music was better before he sold out.
Now I'm older I try to understand why Green went commercial on this record and why I resent it. It's like refusing a promotion at work when you know you have the ability to rise higher in terms of what the world considers to be success and saying no I prefer the company of the lads and remaining piss poor.
So on that basis I will try to assess the quality of the music on this album fairly.
Green remains a talented songwriter, with or without an edge. (Edited)
I bought Cupid & Psyche 85 by Scritti Politti on 26/08/2001 from on CD for £5.00 The version I have is on the record label Virgin catalogue number CDV 2350 It entered the UK charts on 22/06/1985 and got to number 5 spending a total of 19 weeks on the chart.
My soundtrack for the summer of 1985. Loved this album. Standout tracks are certainly the hits, Word Girl, Wood Beez, Absolute and Perfect Way.
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