Surprise (studio album) by Syd Straw
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Surprise is ranked as the best album by Syd Straw.
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Surprise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Surprise rankings
All 11 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Skerns | Top 82 Music Albums of 1989 | 13/82 | 4 |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the ‘80’s (201 - 208) | 37/52 | - |
| 2023 |  MadhattanJack | Top 70 Music Albums of 1989 | 54/70 | 1 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Women | 87/100 | - |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums (Jul - Sept 2022) | 42/100 | - |
| 2018 |  NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1989... #401-500 | 99/100 | - |
| 2015 |  philbutrin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 54/100 | 6 |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 68 Music Albums of 1989 | 3/68 | 5 |
| 2014 | philbutrin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 1989 | WOXY.com | The 97 Best Of 1989 | 61/92 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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Surprise ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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60/100  | 07/09/2023 12:37 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
55/100 | 04/18/2023 20:32 | MadhattanJack | | 65/100 |
75/100 | 09/24/2022 09:52 | platus | | 73/100 |
80/100 | 08/24/2022 09:36 | Johnnyo | | 77/100 |
80/100 | 03/09/2022 06:34 | Taosjohn | | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 67.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Consistently good album. No outstanding tracks, although chasing Vapor trails, future 40’s and think too hard are very good songs, but it’s just a thoroughly good album. Great listen
The four best tracks on this are about as good as anything and i wish she had had a bigger career. The Stephen Foster is a real achievement, emphasizing his writing skills, rather than the evils of his time and place.
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