The Fall 
The best album credited to The Fall is This Nation's Saving Grace which is ranked number 946 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,835.
The Fall is ranked number 252 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 7,924.
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The Fall best albums
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The Fall best tracks
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The Fall ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 11/13/2025 01:26 | 1977Podcast | 1 | 100/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2024 08:47 | Banner | 295 | 82/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2024 02:13 |  sssvnnn | 513 | 75/100 |
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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 81.6/100, a mean average of 81.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.6/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 17.4.
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The Fall forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5431): By Amirkhosro BestEverAlbums 07/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5377): By Liedzeit BestEverAlbums 06/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5354): By arthurbittencourtThe Fall comments
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DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/25/2018 11:46 | #206485
So very sad to see this mad, sprawling and unequivocal music project come to an end. I don't know whether I like The Fall because 'like' doesn't seem to be the appropriate way to treat them. All I know is that I keep coming back to this band, over and over again.
Mark E. Smith's visionary ideas of music may not have been conventional, but they knew no bounds and never failed to enthrall, and will certainly keep me fascinated for years to come. And weirdly, they always just seemed to make sense, no matter how unusual the melodies were. He was always ahead of the curve. Always.
What an unbelievable loss. One of the most important people and certainly one of the most important bands in the history of modern music. (Edited)
Same as comment below. You don't get any more uncompromising than Mark. E. Smith. He always went his own way. Music will never quite be the same. R.I.P. the legend that is Mark. E. Smith. (Edited)
RIP Mark E. Smith - Legend, wordsmith and uncompromising genius. The backdrop has shifted and changed... (Edited)
Norman Bates 08/09/2010 04:43 | #14167
What a guy. I'm trying to think of another example of such consistency over the years, without ever compromising, and I can't find one.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/22/2011 00:33 | #33461
I think that when Peel said that they're always the same, he was referring to the note that Mark E. Smith sings.... (Edited)
