Beat Happening
by Beat Happening

Beat Happening by Beat Happening
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 7,094th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 78 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (86th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,022nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,094th)

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Beat Happening bestography

Beat Happening is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Beat Happening on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Beat Happening is Jamboree which is ranked number 3548 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 414.

Beat Happening album bestography « Higher ranked (4,503rd)
You Turn Me On
This album (7,094th)
Beat Happening
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Beat Happening track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Beat Happening rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,094th | 1980s rank: 1,022nd | 1985 rank: 86th

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Beat Happening ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 78 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 71.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.

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From 08/24/2017 00:07 | #196642
Fun, simple twee pop songs
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