Calenture
by The Triffids
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The Triffids bestography
Calenture is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Triffids on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Triffids is Born Sandy Devotional which is ranked number 2220 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 740.
(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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Calenture track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Calenture rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 55/100 | 45 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1901-2000* | 19/80 | - |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 22 Music Albums of 1987 | 11/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Best Australian Albums | 63/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Sounds Album Of The Year 1987 | 45/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 32/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1987 | 51/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 80 Music Albums of 1987 | 68/80 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 83 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 311 | |||
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Calenture ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 16:22 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2025 12:03 | cicadelic | 14,114 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Calenture forum mentions
neilgee 02/07/2026 22:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 04/24/2023 05:32 in What album are you listening to right now? neilgee 12/02/2022 21:56 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayCalenture comments
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videoheadcleaner 07/17/2009 22:12 | #5268 | TOP COMMENT
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The Triffids are one of those Aussie bands that receive recognition in sacred circles and not the mainstream populus. 'Unmade Love' is a great track that holds up today in an underrated album.
Lovely collection of songs. Plenty of good melodies and hooks on this one
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/19/2019 20:31 | #235237 | TOP COMMENT
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I never listened to this group at the time, but I'm glad I got prodded to do so now. Still kind of a mixed bag for me, but lots to like. I hear a fantastic blend of influences (from 60s guitar band to singer/songwriter to edgy new wave) all nicely tied together with enough variety to hold my interest over the course of a full album.
Gratifying to see so many people aware and approving of this. Good good record, but the record geeks working the phones for it to my radio station had something else that mattered more to them, and almost wouldn't acknowledge it when my MD asked about it, and so it got next to no airplay...
Four magnificent tracks.
Do you know any other album where the cover reflects the emotions of the songs of the album?
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