Ocean Rain
by Echo & The Bunnymen
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Ocean Rain is ranked as the best album by Echo & The Bunnymen.
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Ocean Rain track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ocean Rain rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  SomethingSpecial | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 10/100 | 87 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1984 | 3/17 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best of Rest 2 | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1101-1200* | 59/78 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 71/100 | 29 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  CharlieBarley | My Next 100 Favourite Songs 101-200 | 18/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest Goth albums (101 - 200) by Ultimate Record Collection | 41/98 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 563 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,853 | |||
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Ocean Rain ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,720 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 00:14 | mrmcrook | 1,133 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 20:25 | Foxforce5 | 485 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Ocean Rain forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSea BestEverAlbums 08/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5412): By BraddlesHendo
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Crumpet 03/31/2018 16:04 | #212072 | TOP COMMENT
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Their masterpiece, every single track on this album is great. This whole album has a similar sound to the best track from their last album ‘The Cutter’ due to the rich instrumentation, which is a great thing in my book. The best of the best include ‘Silver’, ‘Seven Seas’, ‘Ocean Rain’ and, of course, ‘The Killing Moon’.
Ocean rain, ocean rain.
Echo and the Bunnymen crafted an essentially perfect record.
The songs are full of sturdy melodies, outstanding instrumentation, evocative lyrics. But what really sets it apart is the experimentation going on in and around these elements. Ultimately, every song is brilliant and the sequence is perfect.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/22/2018 11:21 | #217138 | TOP COMMENT
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I was always aware of Echo & The Bunnymen with great tracks such as "The Killing Moon" and "Never Stop" but never really got into them as The Smiths debut came out in 1984 the same year as 'Ocean Rain' and I was 100% besotted with The Smiths so my EATBM love affair never happened
This album stands testament to a group at the peak of their powers with standout tracks "The Killing Moon" , "Thorn Of Crown" and title track "Ocean Rain" simply breath taking
This album should have made them massive , but it didn't. I've always said Echo and The Bunnymen were too commercial for the Indie Crowd and too Indie for the commercial crowd , they fell into the cracks between
The Greatest Album Ever Made as it was marketed ? Hardly , but bloody awesome none the less
70 Vegetables Out Of 100
My favourite Echo and the bunnymen album. Ocean rain, sees the band embracing a more orchestral sound and it suits the songs perfectly. Highlights obviously include, killing moon, as well as, nocturnal me, and, crystal days. One of those where the album sleeve really captures the music inside.
johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2012 21:26 | #34244 | TOP COMMENT
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Not as clausotrophobic as Porcupine and more upbeat than Heaven Up Here, Ocean Rain is the Bunnymen's greatest moment. Here, they're doomy psychelica is at it's most intoxicating.
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