Ice Cream For Crow
by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band bestography
Ice Cream For Crow is ranked 7th best out of 31 albums by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is Trout Mask Replica which is ranked number 275 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,929.
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Ice Cream For Crow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Ice Cream For Crow rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 56/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 97 Music Albums of 1982 | 18/97 | 4 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | spewventuri | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1980s | 10/91 | 18 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1982 | 22/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 14 Music Albums of 1982 | 10/14 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 44/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 72 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 273 | |||
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Ice Cream For Crow ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 13:52 | TitoVampir | 197 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2026 00:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,125 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2026 19:03 | Joost1223 | 38 | 83/100 |
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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 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Ice Cream For Crow forum mentions
neilgee 05/31/2021 20:22 in What album are you listening to right now?
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I continually surprised by not just what a musical genius Beefheart is, but how amazingly good his lyrics are! (Edited)
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/18/2020 17:04 | #250177 | TOP COMMENT
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This is only the third album I've heard by Captain Beefheart, the first being Bongo Fury and the second being Trout Mask Replica, but this one is already a whole lot more digestible. It is undoubtedly a Beefheart album though, as tracks like Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat will showcase. But there are also some more traditional sounding songs, like the title track. I feel like this should be rated a bit higher in 1982, it's not like it's creatively bankrupt or unenjoyable.
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/23/2012 16:04 | #40749 | TOP COMMENT
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This was Beefheart's final album and the first one I got. From there it was a wonderful journey into his world.
CharlieBarley 08/21/2019 03:34 | #241489 | TOP COMMENT
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Awesome album. Original.
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