Whiplash
by James
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James bestography
Whiplash is ranked 7th best out of 30 albums by James on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James is Laid which is ranked number 2098 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 794.
(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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Whiplash track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Whiplash rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Indie albums of the year 1997 by Radio X | 5/25 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2401-2500 | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1997 | 21/50 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | James Studio Albums Ranked | 4/9 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Manchester, so much to answer for | 40/58 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 94 Music Albums of 1997 | 84/94 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 1997 | 49/80 | 2 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 24 Music Albums of 1997 | 8/24 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 74 | |||
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Whiplash ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/13/2023 20:05 | DaaN | 489 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2023 19:58 |  Lamplighter | 1,026 | 59/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2023 22:31 |  pedro1976 | 1,504 | 71/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
Whiplash favourites
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Whiplash forum mentions
pedro1976 09/21/2026 06:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 10/06/2025 17:44 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers pedro1976 02/27/2024 16:26 in What album are you listening to right now?Whiplash comments
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Tomorrow is one of their best. There's a bit of a lull in the middle of the album, but there are some other great tracks. Other favourites are Waltzing Along and She's A Star. Surprised this is so lowly ranked. (Edited)
TBC…
Album Rating: 81.00
(891/11)
24.02.1997
James (UK): Whiplash
1.Tomorrow. 98
2.Lost A Friend. 83
3.Waltzing Along. 88
4.She's A Star. 93
5.Greenpeace. 76
6.Go To The Bank. 72
7.Play Dead. 75
8.Avalanche. 70
9.Homeboy. 73
10.Watering Hole. 71
11.Blue Pastures. 92
(Edited)
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