Boys And Girls
by Bryan Ferry

Boys And Girls by Bryan Ferry
Year: 1985
Release date: 1985-06-03
Overall rank: 3,090th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 136 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (39th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (458th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,090th)

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Overall rank: 3,090th | 1980s rank: 458th | 1985 rank: 39th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 136 votes)
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06/29/2026 17:17 joewooley24  Ratings distribution  2,99680/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.


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80/100
From 09/08/2024 12:45 | #305180
So good, this album is an epitome of classic and ultra-stylish pop (Edited)
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90/100
I got this album completely wrong the first time around. It took me a while to get into this because the album is mainly based on grooves and feel rather than out and out melody. The melodies themselves are discreet but repeated listens brings them to the fore. All in all, it's a beautiful record and is really the companion album to Roxy music's, Avalon. In fact you could stick the Roxy moniker on the sleeve and I doubt many would have noticed anything different. Still, grear eighties pop record that has stood the test of time.
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95/100
A beautiful journey into sensuality, Bryan ferry delivers so much in only nine tracks.
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90/100
From 07/02/2016 19:53 | #170349
A bit safe to be honest, but, slave to love, is an absolute classic, Bryan Ferry's greatest solo song. The rest is okay, a bit like, manifesto, and, flesh + blood, the two Roxy music albums that went down this sonic road. Okay, I suppose, just a bit forgettable.
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70/100
Highlight include Mark Knopfers appearance on the beautiful brooding reggae "Valentine", Sensation, and Stone Woman. Groove on this record is a stand out, as well as the bassline, Ferry's wavery vocals, and the banshee-like soul backup singers. (Edited)
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70/100
From 03/28/2016 21:36 | #162886
An Ok solo record from Mr. Ferry. The production is over wrought and confusing. The material is a bit weak, the overall album just makes me feel so what?
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90/100
Somewhat reminiscent of Avalon, nowhere near as complete and fulfilling, this is still a great album by Ferry. It has a lushness and personality. Understandable how this would not be to everyone's liking, even a Roxy fan. (Edited)
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35/100
somehow this is a difficult record to me. on the one hand i can listen to it easily without being annoyed. (slave to love is a all-time favourite to me) on the other hand it annoys me. this "oversexed" and unagitated prog-pop style feels like a representative, who calls every day, to get the signature under the contract.
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100/100
From 04/19/2012 09:47 | #40507
A great first solo album very much in the 'Avalon' mould from Roxy Music being rhythmical, dark and layered. (Edited)
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