The Collection 1977-1982
by The Stranglers
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The Stranglers bestography
The Collection 1977-1982 is ranked 14th best out of 29 albums by The Stranglers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Stranglers is Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus) which is ranked number 1595 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,081.
(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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The Collection 1977-1982 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Collection 1977-1982 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 46 Music Albums of 1982 | 41/46 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1982 | 13/86 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 16 Music Albums of 1982 | 15/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Band Compilations | 85/100 | - |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | 1982 Listening Project (Part Two) | 52/100 | - |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1982 | 25/99 | 4 |
| 2021 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 94/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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The Collection 1977-1982 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/27/2026 03:13 | mrmcrook | 1,108 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 23:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,377 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2022 11:59 | Yamgraham | 285 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2021 15:55 | Alterblack | 389 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2021 14:02 | Pluto11 | 12,259 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.5/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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Great starting point to check them out. From their golden era (Edited)
This is their best complication, it covers their successful 70’s period. Not a weak track. This was how I discovered the Stranglers. I have several of their albums but I always come back to this!
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