The Blasters
by The Blasters
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The Blasters bestography
The Blasters is ranked as the best album by The Blasters.
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The Blasters track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Blasters rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 24/100 | 15 |
| 2025 |  Dankel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1981 | 14/40 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1980s 1 | 9/100 | - |
| 2024 | amirmishali | Top 33 Music Albums of 1981 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Jameth | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2024 |  PAPPITUFO | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1981 | 28/63 | - |
| 2023 | Daredevil42 | Top 64 Music Albums of 1981 | 37/64 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 157 | |||
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The Blasters ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/05/2026 22:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,672 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 11:29 | cicadelic | 13,991 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 22:12 | newt | 812 | 66/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Good sound, they play well and while I don't like the vocals I can appreciate what they are doing a little. It's not about what I dislike from this album that brings it down, its what I find missing in its vibe.
On any given day this album is my absolute favorite. The Blasters is, in a word, rock n' roll (ok, that's three). Excepting Elvis, Little Richard and Jerry Lee...this is the truest form of the art form. Dave Alvin can flat write a great song, and Phil is THE VOICE. Dude can belt. And Marie Marie might be one of the great swing tunes ever. A MUST!
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