Metal And Shells
by The Go-Betweens
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The Go-Betweens bestography
Metal And Shells is ranked 12th best out of 16 albums by The Go-Betweens on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Go-Betweens is 16 Lovers Lane which is ranked number 1099 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,589.
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Metal And Shells track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Metal And Shells rankings
Metal And Shells rankings summary
Overall rank: 68,215th | 1980s rank: 7,509th | 1985 rank: 703rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1985 | 3/86 | 5 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1985 | 30/49 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 65 Music Albums of 1985 | 44/65 | 2 |
| 2022 |  NoisyBeast | 1983-89 ~ Wish List | 5/68 | - |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2021 | NickVolos | All things Go-Betweens - Favorite Albums | 24/25 | - |
| 2016 | NickVolos | Albums That I Added to BEA (partial list) | 51/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/18/2024 09:52 | cicadelic | 14,010 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2022 04:44 |  Arthurknight | 9,587 | 72/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2020 01:59 | Moondance | 20,819 | 72/100 |
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From LittleM1971 01/04/2019 22:02 in What album are you listening to right now?
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