Pelican West
by Haircut One Hundred

Pelican West by Haircut One Hundred
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 8,368th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 88 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (127th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,212th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,368th)

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Pelican West track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 8,368th | 1980s rank: 1,212th | 1982 rank: 127th
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2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of 198298/1000
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1982 by Ultimate Record Collector12/54 -
2026 AAL2014Top 49 Music Albums of 198245/491
2026LittleM1971Top 86 Music Albums of 198223/864
2026 RepoTop 99 Music Albums of 198289/991
2026matterhornriderTop 58 Music Albums of 198228/583
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 198277/1001
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198224/1004
2025jonny5244Top 22 Music Albums of 198214/222
2025 paladisiac1980s 65rating (63.64-63), #001-100*24/59 -
2025 Squonk007Top 31 Music Albums of 198215/313
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (63), #0201-030075/100 -
2025 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s82/1004
2025 flamingyesdeptTop 39 Music Albums of 198217/393
2025skrapoelTop 68 Music Albums of 198230/683
2025MaxStorm98Top 64 Music Albums of 198256/641
2025mostlymor1982 Listening Project (Part 1)20/100 -
2025 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 198264/1002
2024 CharlieBarley901-1000 Favourite Songs12/100 -
2024 PasticheTop 22 Music Albums of 198218/221
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 59
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 148
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71/100 (from 88 votes)
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60/100
 
12/10/2025 17:22 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,20068/100
 
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10/22/2025 21:24 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,42765/100
 
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08/25/2025 06:47 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100
 
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06/18/2025 19:04 idiotican  Ratings distribution  2,80374/100
 
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04/15/2025 00:54 flamingyesdept  Ratings distribution  2,93577/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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85/100
From 12/02/2021 14:26 | #277005
horn percussion relentless beat pop
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From 09/25/2017 22:26 | #198728
Teenybopper Brit-pop tunes with some funk/Latin characteristics thrown in. A little monotonous but still fairly strong, and worth checking out for fans of artists like The English Beat, Orange Juice, XTC, etc.
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From 09/25/2017 17:14 | #198712
Teenybopper Brit-pop tunes with a slight funk/Latin influence. This album is worth a listen if you admire bands along the lines of The English Beat, Orange Juice, XTC, etc. "Love Plus One" is the best song on the album, in my opinion.
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40/100
From 04/02/2014 16:06 | #108320
dynamic, slightly hectic, but cheerful samba-funk-soul pop songs with an international flair. you can listen to this record good - it's easing and peppy. (i recommend to start listening with the track kingsize, then marine boy).
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