To The Faithful Departed
by The Cranberries

To The Faithful Departed by The Cranberries
Year: 1996
Release date: 1996-04-29
Overall rank: 3,767th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 149 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (78th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (616th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,767th)

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The Cranberries bestography

To The Faithful Departed is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Cranberries on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cranberries is No Need To Argue which is ranked number 1084 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,609.

The Cranberries album bestography « Higher ranked (1,254th)
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
This album (3,767th)
To The Faithful Departed
Lower ranked (3,789th) »
Bury The Hatchet

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 3,767th | 1990s rank: 616th | 1996 rank: 78th

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70/100 (from 149 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 69.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.

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95/100
From 12/06/2014 14:37 | #128851
Great alternative rock album. Best 10 songs average is 94,2/100 and the album can get great 95/100. Great songs at the beginning and some very good ballads at the end. Best and full scoring songs are "Hollywood" and "When you're gone". Closely followed by "Salvation" and "Free to decide" both 95/100 and next ballads "Cordell" and "Bosnia" both 90/100.
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From 09/13/2012 10:57 | #50508
Not as bad as they say. Many good songs and it is a real try to be a bit heavier!
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60/100
From 05/06/2012 22:14 | #41676
This has a slightly more rock sound but it's still definitely the Cranberries. It's a good album, definitely an interesting one in their discography. I know a couple people who say this is their favorite by them.
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