Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 (compilation album)
by XTC

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 by XTC
(Compilation album)
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 43,779th   
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 32 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (742nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (6,747th)
Award Best albums of all time (43,779th)

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XTC bestography

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 is ranked 19th best out of 30 albums by XTC on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by XTC is Skylarking which is ranked number 380 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,444.

XTC album bestography « Higher ranked (41,445th)
The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85
This album (43,779th)
Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92
Lower ranked (58,372nd) »
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Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 43,779th | 1990s rank: 6,747th | 1996 rank: 742nd

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 collection

Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 ratings

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79/100 (from 32 votes)
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From 11/05/2018 16:18 | #223916
Some great tracks on the first disc (4, 5, 6 and 14), not so great on the second disc (25 and 26) but still worthwhile.
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