The Waterboys
by The Waterboys

The Waterboys by The Waterboys
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 5,692nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 82 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (83rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (833rd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,692nd)

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The Waterboys bestography

The Waterboys is ranked 4th best out of 24 albums by The Waterboys on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Waterboys is This Is The Sea which is ranked number 922 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,872.

The Waterboys album bestography « Higher ranked (5,692nd)
The Waterboys
This album (5,692nd)
The Waterboys
Lower ranked (6,632nd) »
Room To Roam

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The Waterboys rankings

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Overall rank: 5,692nd | 1980s rank: 833rd | 1983 rank: 83rd

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 82 votes)
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02/17/2026 16:59 Leonard  Ratings distribution  6,49470/100
 
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10/13/2025 14:49 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,00369/100
 
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02/16/2025 16:51 Warnxxb  Ratings distribution  7987/100
 
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01/31/2025 11:24 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,36169/100
 
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01/09/2025 15:51 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,07872/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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From 02/20/2023 02:55 | #294240
This is not a "HINT" at greatness to come. This IS greatness already! Some artists hit the ground running.
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From 02/25/2012 03:35 | #37376
This is very much a start out but you can sense an ambition for richness in songs like Girl Called Johnny. Savage Earth Heart seems to hint at Scott's later full blown pantheism.
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
4. Synchronicity by The Police
5. War by U2
6. Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
8. Kill 'Em All by Metallica
9. Let's Dance by David Bowie
10. Clics Modernos by Charly García
11. Script Of The Bridge by The Chameleons
12. The Final Cut by Pink Floyd
13. Soul Mining by The The
14. Piece Of Mind by Iron Maiden
15. The Hurting by Tears For Fears
16. Pyromania by Def Leppard
17. Holy Diver by Dio
18. Eliminator by ZZ Top
19. Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
20. Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion
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