Journal For Plague Lovers
by Manic Street Preachers
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Journal For Plague Lovers is ranked 6th best out of 18 albums by Manic Street Preachers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 509 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,388.
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Journal For Plague Lovers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/18/2026 15:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,452 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 23:40 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:34 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2025 14:23 | AledJames | 1,652 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 03:24 |  AAL2014 | 4,165 | 75/100 |
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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 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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swagnadalf 09/16/2022 05:35 | #289708 | TOP COMMENT
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It's been 13 years and I still regularly listen to this record. It's got that lyrical, emotional depth and interesting subject matter but it's also sometimes funny and has some of James' best riffs. And then there's the string arrangement on This Joke Sport Severed! I just never seem to tire of this album
Esse álbum é póstumo, então todo mundo que sabia disso em 2009 escutou ele com esperanças que iam ser músicas coma sonoridade inicial da banda. E, na minha opinião, é o melhor álbum desde Everything Must Go. Discaralhaço.
A good album digging up old lyrics from Richey, more raw and similar to The Holy Bible in it's style
Returning to lyrics of Richey Edwards, the Manic Street Preachers make this record their strongest in a long time, only The Holy Bible and Gold Against The Soul beat it. (Edited)
Best Manic's album since at least a decade!
johnner 08/11/2012 16:10 | #48276 | TOP COMMENT
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Their best since Everything Must Go.
junodog4 07/31/2012 18:10 | #47549
Whaaaa? Where did this come from? I had given the Manics up for dead. Comparable to This is My Truth.
I like how accessible this album is too! The songs are small and easy to listen too. Definitely worth the days I counted down for the release date!
Freddie55 01/04/2010 09:57 | #8074
A very talented group. Journal is Better than Holy Bible mainly because the vocals are understandable and the music is more accessible. I much prefer Everything Must Go to this however. Now I feel compelled to listen to This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours :)
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