Raintown
by Deacon Blue
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Raintown is ranked as the best album by Deacon Blue.
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Raintown track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Raintown rankings
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Raintown ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 10:50 | JamesMowbray | 5,618 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2026 17:29 | tim0505 | 4,410 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2025 17:25 | LuciLovecraft | 7 | 97/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2024 07:13 | Sumbody | 1,914 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2024 11:43 | M4thSoad3r | 312 | 85/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.0/100, a mean average of 66.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.7.
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Raintown comments
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Liked this album, 4 or 5 top pop songs, when will you make...and rain town standout. Recently found the production hasn't dated that well though, or maybe the inferior CD sound
Really strong storytelling and song writing make this one stand out from the crowd. It starts really strongly and keeps the quality high for 8 or 9 tracks.
The album rewards repeated listens - go on give it another go!
My favorite songs: Raintown.....Chocolate girl.....Dignity....He looks like Spencer Tracey now.....When will you..
quintessential scottish lefty pop music of its time...still retains a great deal of 'dignity'
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