The Raven
by The Stranglers
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The Stranglers bestography
The Raven is ranked 4th best out of 29 albums by The Stranglers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Stranglers is Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) which is ranked number 1606 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,067.
(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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The Raven track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Raven rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/19 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1979 | 56/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 33/88 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 37/88 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1979 Pt 2 | 16/24 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 74 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 263 | |||
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The Raven ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/25/2026 16:51 |  Leonard | 6,624 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 09:53 |  RasmV | 2,614 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 16:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,857 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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The Raven forum mentions
MadhattanJack 08/03/2025 03:17 in Random albums you got because of the album cover? Repo 09/29/2024 01:57 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
neilgee 03/06/2020 06:33 in What album are you listening to right now?The Raven comments
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radiofreespike 06/30/2009 10:18 | #4980 | TOP COMMENT
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Audiophiles, this is one album where if you can score the vinyl, do so. For some reason, the British remaster is rather high end/tinny. Having said that, this album represents an underappreciated band finding a balance between their earlier rough-hewn sound and later polished production. There is still a punkish, early-wave feel to this, in part due to the organ-keyboard used. The songwriting is a mix of mystical, satirical, historical, and literary. Classics like the majestic title track, the creepy "Meninblack," and "Duchess" all provide vivid variety. Given what's going on in Iran today in 2009, it's a good history lesson to hear "Shah Shah a Go Go." (Edited)
2, 5, 10 and N’Emmenes Pas Party ??? (Edited)
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