Nouvelle Vague
by Nouvelle Vague
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Nouvelle Vague bestography
Nouvelle Vague is ranked as the best album by Nouvelle Vague.
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Nouvelle Vague track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nouvelle Vague rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 65 Music Albums of 2004 | 17/65 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 86 Music Albums of 2004 | 46/86 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 74 Music Albums of 2004 | 20/74 | 4 |
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 8 Music Albums of 2004 | 6/8 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (61), #0001-0100* | 60/80 | - |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 79/80 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 86 Music Albums of 2004 | 56/86 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 32 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 88 | |||
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Nouvelle Vague ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/13/2025 19:21 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,747 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2025 04:38 |  Maxence | 12,813 | 61/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2024 16:43 | RemainInLight | 3,813 | 36/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Nouvelle Vague forum mentions
pa 11/02/2015 13:15 in What album are you listening to right now?
benpaco 09/22/2015 14:55 in Favorite "cover albums"Nouvelle Vague comments
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When I listen to this album, I try to think that these rock classics would not exist, but Bossanova has been in existence before Joy Division, Depeche Mode and Cure.
I really like the simple guitar and comping. The voice makes the whole thing. And yea, you can't compare them to the originals; they are their own thing.
I guess this serves as a good and accessible introduction to bossanova through some classics, but that's all, nothing too adventurous or exciting, rather safe and predictable.
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