First Band On The Moon (studio album)
by The Cardigans

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 3,175th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 126 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (63rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (539th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,175th)

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The Cardigans bestography

First Band On The Moon is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Cardigans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cardigans is Long Gone Before Daylight which is ranked number 3113 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 481.

The Cardigans album bestography « Higher ranked (3,113th)
Long Gone Before Daylight
This album (3,175th)
First Band On The Moon
Lower ranked (3,315th) »
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First Band On The Moon 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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First Band On The Moon rankings

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Overall rank: 3,175th | 1990s rank: 539th | 1996 rank: 63rd

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First Band On The Moon ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 126 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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75/100
From 03/15/2022 15:55 | #282857
Ready to wear cutie pop. One hit single, otherwise quite meh..
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80/100
From 09/15/2020 15:50 | #258252
The Cardigans’ take on ironic bubble gum pop hits very high highs and very low lows. Lovefool is an all time classic (for very good reason) and Choke is a phenomenal album ender, while Losers and Heartbreaker drag in the mud a little. Still very good
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85/100
From 09/15/2020 02:55 | #258236
First time hearing anything by this band other than Lovefool and I am immediately a fan. These songs are soo good, and that Iron Man cover has no business working that well.
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65/100
From 01/21/2018 20:04 | #206225
It was somewhat more interesting that I expected, but only somewhat.
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85/100
From 02/09/2015 21:10 | #134487
Good pop rock/alternative rock album. Best 10 songs average is 83,0/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best song is "Lovefool" 90/100, followed by "Been it" and "Step on me" both 85/100. All other songs in the region of 75-80/100.
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From 01/22/2013 03:27 | #62453
Really good nineties pop.
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60/100
From 05/04/2012 17:36 | #41495
I can appreciate The Cardigans contribution to music with Lovefool, especially given that it led to one of my favorite moments from the US Office (back when it was good.) However, the rest of the album is pretty forgettable.
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