Wire 
Aliases: Wir.
The best album credited to Wire is Pink Flag which is ranked number 321 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 5,610.
Wire is ranked number 204 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,481.
Wire official website: http://pinkflag.com/
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- Colin Newman
- Bruce Gilbert
- He Said
- See also:
- Dome
- B.C.Gilbert / G.Lewis
- A.C. Marias
- Cupol
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Wire best albums
The following albums by Wire are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Wire bestography composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
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| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 0% |
Wire best tracks
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Wire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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65/100  | 03/09/2024 15:52 | poblo | | 71/100 |
80/100 | 09/22/2023 16:56 | Stevo796 | | 74/100 |
85/100 | 12/27/2022 16:14 | SD100852 | | 64/100 |
80/100 | 01/17/2022 17:03 | MoonageDaydream | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 01/15/2022 11:02 | MaxStorm98 | | 92/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 16.8.
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Dankel 11/30/2017 20:38
I love Pink Flag, have listened to 154 and Chairs missing and I don't think they're quite as good - but still a great band.
exileonthehell 01/21/2016 02:26
Thanks to 154, Chairs Missing and Pink Flag, this band has grown on me
PsychologistHD 01/06/2015 23:42
"What's your favorite Wire album?"
Why not just make me choose a favorite child?
Liedzeit 07/18/2014 11:16
They are magnificent. But I must say, I saw them in the 90ies (or was it 2000s?) and that was one of the biggest disappointments I ever experienced. When you do a reunion concert, you should at least behave professionally, (like e.g. Velvet Underground did). Wire were very obviously bored and embarrassed to be forced to get together again.
Brandon8 07/18/2013 02:09
I know there are more Wire fans out there. It's okay to comment! This band deserves real recognition. I saw them play last night in NYC and they were terrific. They play so fast and precise it was awe inspiring. I am very glad I discovered this group.
An important band. Though Pink Flag is not overrated as it's considered a classic of minimilism, the band's overall output is quite excellent. 154 and Chairs Missing are equally great albums. A great band.
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