Defector (studio album)
by Steve Hackett

Defector by Steve Hackett
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 10,907th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 36 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (172nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,549th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,907th)

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Steve Hackett bestography

Defector is ranked 5th best out of 41 albums by Steve Hackett on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Steve Hackett is Voyage Of The Acolyte which is ranked number 3844 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 377.

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Defector track list

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Defector rankings

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Overall rank: 10,907th | 1980s rank: 1,549th | 1980 rank: 172nd

Defector collection

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 36 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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