Music For A New Society (studio album) by John Cale

Music For A New Society by John Cale
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 2,190th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 107 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (342nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,190th)

John Cale bestography

Music For A New Society is ranked 2nd best out of 41 albums by John Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Cale is Paris 1919 which is ranked number 773 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,376.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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77/100 (from 107 votes)
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05/24/2023 18:40 RevolverCB72  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,78876/100
 
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05/23/2023 11:58 Tamthebam  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 20,84568/100
 
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03/18/2023 08:23 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,72160/100
 
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02/21/2023 08:51 Banner  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,25679/100
 
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01/30/2023 17:06 platus  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,43373/100

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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 77.3/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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Rating:  
90/100
From 11/30/2016 16:04
A lost masterpiece. Raw, uncompromising and powerful.
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95/100
From 03/14/2015 23:58
Another diamond still to be discovered...
Cale's best alongside with Paris 1919.
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From 08/29/2012 07:13
This is my favourite John Cale album. The sounds are amazing.
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80/100
From 09/27/2009 16:58
A very intense & personal album. I prefer this one above 'Paris 1919' wich is more accessive.
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