Cocteau Twins 
The best album credited to Cocteau Twins is Heaven Or Las Vegas which is ranked number 183 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 9,447.
Cocteau Twins is ranked number 133 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,507.
Cocteau Twins official website: http://www.cocteautwins.com
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- Robin Guthrie
- See also:
- Robin Guthrie & Mark Gardener
- Eraldo Bernocchi, Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie
- Harold Budd / Simon Raymonde / Robin Guthrie / Elizabeth Fraser
- Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd
- Robin Guthrie & John Foxx
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Cocteau Twins best albums
The following albums by Cocteau Twins are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Cocteau Twins bestography composition
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Cocteau Twins best tracks
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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85/100  | 11/18/2022 13:34 | Slothe | | 85/100 |
70/100 | 03/12/2022 09:13 | pago82 | | 66/100 |
80/100 | 02/12/2022 17:43 | Errol | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 01/22/2022 18:43 | bonnequestion | | 72/100 |
85/100 | 01/17/2022 16:51 | MoonageDaydream | | 85/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 83.7/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.9/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 12.5.
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They sound like a guilty pleasure, but most critics I respect love them, so, no guilt. The music is certainly a pleasure. (The exception is Christgau, who called them "faeries" who were in the "aura business", which is pretty funny).
DaVGManiac 06/08/2018 15:57
Cocteau Twins are among the most unique artists I've recently found. Her vocal harmonies are absolutely amazing, even though the lyrics are hard to understand and don't make much sense (it took me a while to figure out that she actually sings in English). With that being said, the two highest rated albums, Treasure and Heaven or Las Vegas, are dream pop classics, full of breathtaking atmosphere and beauty. The rest of their discography is kinda forgettable, but then again, not many musicians are able to maintain a flawless legacy.
corenfro 11/29/2017 04:08
Possibly the most criminally underrated artist of all time. Treasure and Heaven or Las Vegas are both masterpieces and should be the template for textural guitar, vocal melody and harmony, and songwriting excellence.
ilovelctr 02/12/2015 10:48
This class act has seldom been replicated or reprised, and among the few bands that have tried so, they don't inherit the very spiritual essence that makes Cocteau Twins so unique. CT are not perfect on every album of course, but they have so many brilliant works to showcase, each of which is a different type of dream; for instance, Treasure feels like a dark and gloomy dream, Heaven or Las Vegas a sweet dream, Head over Heels a devilish dream!
Oh and music aside, don't you find the artworks of their album covers aesthetically bewitching? They're pure art from my perspective!
Secondsoul 12/14/2012 00:44
They were such a great band. Liz Fraser's voice so beautiful. And those crazy non-sensical song titles!!
Luvulongtim 11/23/2012 08:53
Liz has one of the most stunning and influential voices in music history. Without them there would be no MBV making them more influential and just plain better.
ffudnebbuh 08/17/2010 20:28
Beat song: "Spangle Maker"
mayonaise93 04/28/2010 21:28
Brilliant band. It's so sad that so many people haven't heard of their music it's so blissful and magical. Heaven or Las Vegas is their most stunning work as it sounds like a living dream and Treasure is a magical masterpiece that sounds like it's been buried at the bottom of the ocean for a 1000 years. Genius.
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