Music For A New Society (studio album)
by John Cale
John Cale bestography
Music For A New Society is ranked 2nd best out of 42 albums by John Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Cale is Paris 1919 which is ranked number 732 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,372.
(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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Music For A New Society track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Music For A New Society rankings
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Music For A New Society ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | MaxStorm98 | 3,789 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2025 09:32 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2025 23:38 | ForARide | 35 | 88/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2025 20:20 | Camo63 | 7 | 84/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2024 13:47 | JamesMowbray | 5,247 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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flamingyesdept 11/30/2016 16:04 | #179372
A lost masterpiece. Raw, uncompromising and powerful.
apeiron 03/14/2015 23:58 | #136843
Another diamond still to be discovered...
Cale's best alongside with Paris 1919.
lancashirearab 08/29/2012 07:13 | #49530
This is my favourite John Cale album. The sounds are amazing.
A very intense & personal album. I prefer this one above 'Paris 1919' wich is more accessive.
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