The Expanding Universe
by Laurie Spiegel

The Expanding Universe by Laurie Spiegel
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 4,804th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 28 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1980 (82nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (707th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,804th)

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The Expanding Universe is ranked as the best album by Laurie Spiegel.

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Overall rank: 4,804th | 1980s rank: 707th | 1980 rank: 82nd

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75/100 (from 28 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.9.

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From 04/12/2018 03:11 | #212720
A fascinating work of computer music

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Best Albums of 1980
1. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
5. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel (1980) by Peter Gabriel
7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
8. Permanent Waves by Rush
9. Pretenders by Pretenders
10. Making Movies by Dire Straits
11. Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
12. Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies
13. Sandinista! by The Clash
14. Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
15. Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
16. Boy by U2
17. Dirty Mind by Prince
18. Gaucho by Steely Dan
19. Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden
20. Sound Affects by The Jam
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