Labour Of Lust
by Nick Lowe
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Nick Lowe bestography
Labour Of Lust is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Nick Lowe on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nick Lowe is Jesus Of Cool which is ranked number 4123 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 354.
(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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Labour Of Lust track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Labour Of Lust rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 67 Music Albums of 1979 | 23/67 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 301-400 | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 62/90 | 2 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Favorite Albums 400-301 | 49/100 | - |
| 2026 | covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1979 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 68 Music Albums of 1979 | 59/68 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 38 Music Albums of 1979 | 21/38 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 127 | |||
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Labour Of Lust ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/20/2026 16:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,304 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 22:21 | culwin | 1,614 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2025 20:31 | dihansse | 6,402 | 75/100 |
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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 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Labour Of Lust forum mentions
dihansse 09/22/2025 19:22 in My discoveries per year Liedzeit 03/18/2024 08:22 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
Labour Of Lust comments
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At the height of the disco era, this gem came out. "Cruel" is the legitimate (only) hit, but the rest of the album is just as good. Has not lost a thing in the time its been out. (Edited)
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