M:FANS
by John Cale

M:FANS by John Cale
Year: 2016
Release date: 2016-01-22
Overall rank: 19,940th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 26 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2016 (411th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (4,249th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,940th)

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John Cale bestography

M:FANS is ranked 17th best out of 42 albums by John Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Cale is Paris 1919 which is ranked number 761 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,264.

John Cale album bestography « Higher ranked (17,910th)
Carribean Sunset
This album (19,940th)
M:FANS
Lower ranked (20,018th) »
Black Acetate

(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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Overall rank: 19,940th | 2010s rank: 4,249th | 2016 rank: 411th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 26 votes)
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02/02/2026 00:51 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,30097/100
 
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11/10/2022 04:34 Arthurknight  Ratings distribution  9,59172/100

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70/100
From 11/30/2016 16:04 | #179371
An interesting reinterpretation of a lost masterpiece. Can't beat the original though.
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From 05/15/2016 14:19 | #166014
A strak and bleak album. Also contains the reissue of his classic Music for a New society. This re-recording is so different, but still as powerful. A great artistic archievement.
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