Translucence
by Poly Styrene
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Translucence is ranked as the best album by Poly Styrene.
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Translucence rankings summary
Overall rank: 90,073rd | 1980s rank: 9,460th | 1981 rank: 950th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1980 | 19/40 | - |
| 2022 | MARTINBORS | Top 38 Music Albums of 1981 | 36/38 | 0 |
| 2017 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2016 |  SuedeSwede | Unknown Pleasures | 16/100 | - |
| 2016 | SuedeSwede | Estrogenic | 37/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/21/2025 14:15 | 2rge | 565 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2024 03:51 | dhbarrett | 8,849 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2024 16:40 |  seb7 | 1,520 | 80/100 |
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From SuedeSwede 06/03/2015 03:11 in What album are you listening to right now?
SuedeSwede 06/03/2015 03:11 in What album are you listening to right now?“Surprised I had to add this to the database COMPLETELY different to X-Ray Spex's stuff. Almost twee new wave, very very good”
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