The First Chapter
by The Mission
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The Mission bestography
The First Chapter is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by The Mission on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Mission is God's Own Medicine which is ranked number 7278 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 177.
(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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The First Chapter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The First Chapter rankings
The First Chapter rankings summary
Overall rank: 51,604th | 1980s rank: 5,877th | 1987 rank: 582nd (Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 94 Music Albums of 1987 | 56/94 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 98 Music Albums of 1987 | 6/98 | 5 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2015 | Egoth | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 8/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 13 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/18/2023 11:09 | videoheadcleaner | 12,367 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2021 19:17 | Alterblack | 389 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2020 18:49 | CelticBhoy | 772 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2020 09:22 | LammyTS1 | 1,071 | 59/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2020 11:39 | Snowdog36 | 25 | 61/100 |
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