October
by U2
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U2 bestography
October is ranked 11th best out of 39 albums by U2 on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by U2 is The Joshua Tree which is ranked number 51 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,935.
(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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October track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
October 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 | Siromynian | Top 24 Music Albums of 1981 | 18/24 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 12/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Mauce | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 38/100 | 61 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 8/57 | 4 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best Albums From Countries other than the UK, USA or Canada | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 6/41 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 38/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 213 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 746 | |||
October collection
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October ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 436 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/22/2026 16:05 | NobodyThatIKnow | 317 | 48/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 00:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,767 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 10:39 | robertoveltri | 908 | 79/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 70.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
October favourites
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October forum mentions
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U2 were not really ready to record a follow up to, boy, as they had no songs, but since they had to, they winged it. It was written on the fly, in the studio, and although there is a lot of energy, is does sound a little short on something. Gloria, is a great opener, and, I fall down, is fine, but the record just doesn't have the focus and quality of their first album. Having said that, it's still enjoyable, but easily the weakest of their early period.
Love this album definitely in my top 3 by U2. I really don't get what the hate is about, some great tracks here. It's definitely ignored by everyone including the band, though it doesn't deserve to be.
Defintly a step down from Boy but still pretty good don't understand all the hate.
The band sounds good but that's it. Nothing stands out. Rather forgettable. (Edited)
Love it so much! Fall Down is my favorite song in this record
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