XTC 
Aliases: The Dukes Of Stratosphear.
The best album credited to XTC is Skylarking which is ranked number 368 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 4,462.
XTC is ranked number 164 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 13,415.
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- Barry Andrews
- Andy Partridge
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XTC best albums
The following albums by XTC are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
XTC bestography composition
XTC best tracks
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XTC 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).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 09/27/2026 15:54 |  ExTeaSea | 29 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2024 02:45 | bonnequestion | 419 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2024 17:59 |  Helios | 203 | 65/100 |
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 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 16.9.
XTC favourites
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XTC forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/17/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5468): By bjorndedrijView latest topic →
LTSings 04/06/2025 18:05 in How Hedy Lamarr and Her Inventions Changed the WorldXTC comments
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Captain_Dude 07/05/2011 17:35 | #23951
Amazing group. XTC can very well sit on the shoulders of giants like the Beatles and the Stones. Lots of groups can put out great songs...this group put out great ALBUMS.
XTC are criminally overlooked and underrated, and they are SO good. it's crazy - go swindon!
For anyone new to XTC I would recommend listening to a couple of their albums before deciding if you like them or not (or go for the singles collection Fossil Fuel.) The early stuff is MASSIVELY different to the later stuff. I think most people start with Skylarking but the first one I heard was Drums and Wires, and it's still my favorite. (Edited)
Ottokar 08/03/2014 10:08 | #118614
What a band! For 15 years each album was better than the last - I can't think of any other band where I would say that.
one of the most underrated bands ever !
