Japanese Whispers
by The Cure
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Japanese Whispers is ranked 14th best out of 40 albums by The Cure on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Cure is Disintegration which is ranked number 27 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 25,551.
(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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Japanese Whispers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Japanese Whispers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vasco | Top 33 Music Albums of the 1980s | 29/33 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 54 Music Albums of 1983 | 35/54 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 19/90 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 23/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1983 | 13/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  hoyquarlow | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 74/100 | 27 |
| 2026 | hoyquarlow | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1980s | 20/50 | 12 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 77 Music Albums of 1983 | 68/77 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 52/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 36 Music Albums of 1983 | 24/36 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 80 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 330 | |||
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Japanese Whispers ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/13/2026 10:54 | platus | 5,876 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,005 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2026 03:59 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5360): By hoyquarlowJapanese Whispers comments
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An enjoyable aperitif after the brilliant but somewhat miserable Pornography (Edited)
HoldenM 09/09/2023 20:44 | #299059 | TOP COMMENT
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Honestly? Better than The Top, and nearly a real album. I almost skipped this, too, but this is well worth your time if you're a a fan of The Cure. (Edited)
santropez 04/15/2019 23:41 | #235049
Best track: "The Lovecats"
Weakest track: "Speak My Language"
A good way to get hold of the 1983 singles and their B-Sides. In fact, it feels like a real album.
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