Kite
by Kirsty MacColl

Kite by Kirsty MacColl
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 6,889th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (94th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (999th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,889th)

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Kite is ranked as the best album by Kirsty MacColl.

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Kite track list

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Kite rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,889th | 1980s rank: 999th | 1989 rank: 94th

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Kite ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 37 votes)
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11/28/2025 20:20 Kingturtle   7,53073/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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90/100
From 08/11/2020 17:38 | #256919
A great collection of quality songs, only the production grinds a little, the Marr, Glenister guitars in Smith's mode after a while begin to irritate. Fifteen minutes is brilliantly observed as are many tracks, perfect pop song writing with the Kristy edge.
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From 02/20/2015 08:17 | #135335
Beautiful album with teeth and a sprinkling of wit. RIP Kirsty!
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From 12/10/2012 09:49 | #57299
Shiny, beautiful, effervescent and at times biting pop music. I love it.
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