Goodbye Jumbo (studio album)
by World Party

Goodbye Jumbo by World Party
Year: 1990
Overall rank: 5,540th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 93 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1990 (80th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (921st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,540th)

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Goodbye Jumbo is ranked as the best album by World Party.

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Goodbye Jumbo
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Goodbye Jumbo
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 93 votes)
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08/22/2025 14:36 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,72982/100
 
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03/20/2025 05:27 Moondance  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 19,72672/100
 
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11/15/2024 21:27 dhbarrett  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,01665/100
 
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07/31/2024 15:45 Cyrax  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,75161/100
 
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05/18/2024 13:30 Robmc70  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,48380/100

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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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80/100
From 11/06/2018 17:03
Underrated, this is better than a 53rd place in 1990.
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From 06/21/2018 03:54
Ex Waterboy Karl Wallinger puts together a terrific sophomore effort here with World Party. If your a fan of Beatlesque pop this album is worth your time. LOVE this album!
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75/100
From 07/05/2016 12:51
Not stunning, but a solid pop album full of enjoyable songs with, put the message in the box, the obvious standout. Decent stuff.
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From 05/17/2016 20:14
A solid album packed with great tunes.
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From 07/12/2015 20:04
Not bad
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From 01/04/2013 00:51
Way Down Now and Message in the Box showed a band with an original sound and the whole thing also helps prove how great the Waterboys were on This is the Sea.
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From 03/13/2012 22:47
Airy and delightful. This album deals with issues from the environment to relationship troubles while it manages to maintain an optimistic outlook. It is difficult to keep track of all the styles cleverly woven into "Goodbye Jumbo". Merging streams of pop, rock, soul, dance and folk. It's Beatlesque without being derivative. It's jammed pack with awesome songs from start to finish.
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