Viet Cong (studio album)
by Viet Cong

Viet Cong by Viet Cong
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-01-20
Overall rank: 1,234th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 402 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2015 (19th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (184th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,234th)

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Viet Cong bestography

The best album by Preoccupations is Viet Cong which is ranked number 1234 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,402.

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Viet Cong track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Viet Cong rankings

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Overall rank: 1,234th | 2010s rank: 184th | 2015 rank: 19th

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Viet Cong ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 402 votes)
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06/21/2025 23:45 Purplepash   4,74675/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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85/100
From 12/05/2022 13:33 | #291779
One of my favorite post-punk albums
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80/100
From 07/30/2022 19:54 | #287968
These former members of the band Women put out a solid album that almost makes up for the dissolution of their previous band. Glad they changed their name to the less controversial Preoccupations.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 09/03/2021 03:51 | #273228
Listen up potential bands and why it’s important to get your band name settled

the

first

time

Case in point right here. Viet Cong release killer self titled post punk album that appears in most year end best of lists setting the stage for the major breakthrough the band have been seeking. But wait, that name Viet Cong its a bit on the nose so it has go. Let’s call ourselves Preoccupations instead . Cue Tumble Weeds and all momentum lost to this very day
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Rating:  
95/100
From 12/27/2019 15:55 | #245974
I absolutely love every second of this noisy post-punk album.

Favorites: Newspaper Spoons, Continental Shelf, Silhouettes
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Rating:  
85/100
From 11/09/2019 16:07 | #244592
The most defining post-punk album of the 2010s
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/21/2018 14:47 | #209070
With more consistency it would be an 85 or perhaps I just need a few more listen. It is a little known, kick ass album. Bunker Buster and Continental Shelf standout. Future classic? Possibly!
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Rating:  
75/100
From 06/14/2016 20:50 | #168719
Absolutely loved it on the first listen. Not so much afterwards. Still, great music
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Rating:  
100/100
From 01/15/2016 18:03 | #156583
Supremely beautiful and engaging post-punk. Brilliant craftsmanship.
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From 01/04/2016 18:31 | #155756
This album will become a classic with time. In my opinion, Viet cong is the best post-rock album of the decade (2000s).
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85/100
From 12/29/2015 04:06 | #155300
Great noise rock/math rock sound. One of the best of the year.
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