Throwing Muses (1986)
by Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses (1986) by Throwing Muses
Year: 1986
Release date: 1986-09-00
Overall rank: 3,603rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 75 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (537th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,603rd)

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Throwing Muses bestography

Throwing Muses (1986) is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Throwing Muses on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Throwing Muses is The Real Ramona which is ranked number 2806 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 551.

Throwing Muses album bestography « Higher ranked (2,806th)
The Real Ramona
This album (3,603rd)
Throwing Muses (1986)
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Throwing Muses (1986)

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Throwing Muses (1986) rankings

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Overall rank: 3,603rd | 1980s rank: 537th | 1986 rank: 51st

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 75 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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From 09/01/2014 03:52 | #120908
the first time i heard this, i had absolutely no idea what to make of it. i imagine it's an acquired taste for most people, but even on first listen there was something in it that really caught my attention, and kristin hersh ended up becoming one of my all-time favorite musicians through her work with Throwing Muses, then her solo records, and then her work with 50 Foot Wave.
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