Book Early (studio album)
by City Boy
Condition: Used
City Boy bestography
Book Early is ranked as the best album by City Boy.
(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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Book Early track list

The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Book Early rankings
All 7 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Brum Rocks | 54/93 | - |
| 2024 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1978 | 24/60 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Collectable record labels The Swirl Vertigo label pt2 | 22/68 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Vertigo | 26/48 | - |
| 2018 | rkm | Produced by John Mutt Lange | 19/44 | - |
| 2018 | Top 74 Music Albums of 1978 | 33/74 | 3 | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 8 | |||
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Book Early collection
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Book Early ratings

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
95/100 | 07/29/2025 13:19 | Philly28 | ![]() | 69/100 |
80/100 | 08/10/2023 18:00 | ![]() | 71/100 | |
75/100 | 04/19/2021 09:28 | NHGRANITE | ![]() | 70/100 |
70/100 | 09/14/2020 03:52 | BorderFreeAndrew | ![]() | 74/100 |
60/100 | 03/24/2018 16:22 | TodFitz | ![]() | 63/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.8.
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