The First Letter
by Wir
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Wir bestography
The First Letter is ranked 23rd best out of 29 albums by Wire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wire is Pink Flag which is ranked number 340 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,938.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The First Letter rankings summary
Overall rank: 94,864th | 1990s rank: 13,787th | 1991 rank: 1,176th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 62 Music Albums of 1991 | 43/62 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1991 | 54/62 | - |
| 2020 |  Spyglass | Ranking Wire | 12/17 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| 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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| ! | 05/18/2026 10:26 | cicadelic | 13,709 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 19:01 | TodFitz | 27,373 | 63/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2022 22:42 | MadhattanJack | 5,994 | 66/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2022 03:23 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2021 21:47 | replacementlevel | 7,745 | 70/100 |
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