The Cribs 
The best album credited to The Cribs is Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever which is ranked number 2,959 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 522.
The Cribs is ranked number 1,204 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,271.
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The Cribs best albums
The following albums by The Cribs are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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The Cribs best tracks
Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.
The Cribs ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/22/2023 17:07 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2019 20:34 | StreakyNuno | 39 | 91/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2018 13:30 | lylecatcliffe | 10 | 53/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some artists can have several thousand ratings)
This artist is rated in the top 5% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 11.0.
The Cribs forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5403): By sunnydhamm BestEverAlbums 01/09/2026 13:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2026-01-05) (week 02, 2026)The Cribs comments
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My favourite band. Seen them almost 100 times live!
Very rough band with lots of fans. They came to light in 2007 with Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever despite two albums before. In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull is the best album they have made!
Truly unappreciated
I like nr 1 but not best album of all time...and the classics?
