Close To The Bone
by Tom Tom Club
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Tom Tom Club bestography
Close To The Bone is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Tom Tom Club on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club which is ranked number 5273 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 264.
(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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Close To The Bone track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Close To The Bone rankings summary
Overall rank: 37,251st | 1980s rank: 4,465th | 1983 rank: 424th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 81 Music Albums of 1983 | 35/81 | 3 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 10/53 | 4 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2023 |  seb7 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1983 | 24/25 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/05/2023 03:37 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2022 12:22 | RemainInLight | 3,758 | 35/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2021 16:41 | seb7 | 1,520 | 80/100 |
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From neilgee 03/31/2022 20:34 in What album are you listening to right now?
neilgee 03/31/2022 20:34 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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