Duck Stab
by The Residents

Duck Stab by The Residents
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 14,042nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 26 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (203rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,856th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,042nd)

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The Residents bestography

Duck Stab is ranked 9th best out of 138 albums by The Residents on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Residents is Not Available which is ranked number 1948 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 861.

The Residents album bestography « Higher ranked (12,775th)
God In Three Persons
This album (14,042nd)
Duck Stab
Lower ranked (14,042nd) »
Duck Stab

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Duck Stab track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Duck Stab rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,042nd | 1970s rank: 1,856th | 1978 rank: 203rd

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 26 votes)
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80/100
 
03/19/2026 13:41 platus  Ratings distribution  5,84474/100
 
70/100
 
01/18/2026 11:37 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
60/100
 
07/16/2025 12:01 ForegroundNoise  Ratings distribution  3,01460/100
 
60/100
 
05/21/2025 02:02 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,63965/100
 
70/100
 
02/25/2025 00:18 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  6,89579/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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