Whiplash (studio album)
by James

Whiplash by James
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 14,527th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 29 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (243rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,332nd)
Award Best albums of all time (14,527th)

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James bestography

Whiplash is ranked 7th best out of 29 albums by James on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by James is Laid which is ranked number 2085 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 784.

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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).

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Whiplash rankings

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Overall rank: 14,527th | 1990s rank: 2,332nd | 1997 rank: 243rd

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Whiplash ratings

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70/100 (from 29 votes)
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11/13/2023 20:05 DaaN   48978/100
 
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07/23/2023 19:58 Lamplighter   1,02659/100
 
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02/15/2023 22:31 pedro1976   1,48571/100
 
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11/27/2022 01:00 dhbarrett   8,08265/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, 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.

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90/100
From 12/12/2023 19:45 | #300439
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
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From 01/29/2022 19:17 | #280274
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.
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