Manic Street Preachers 
The best album credited to Manic Street Preachers is The Holy Bible which is ranked number 474 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 3,630.
Manic Street Preachers is ranked number 183 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 11,225.
Manic Street Preachers official website: http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com
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| ! | 10/21/2025 05:20 |  Larcx13 | 90 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2025 07:53 | Invader666 | 337 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2025 14:54 |  paladisiac | 1,035 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2024 13:49 |  DeusExMackia | 276 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2023 17:44 |  Tamthebam | 868 | 73/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 11% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 17.4.
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Larcx13 10/21/2025 05:24 | #311401
Under rated. Literally on BEA. A great band whose rating here suffers from the usual artsy-loving, spacey-inclined and prog-ophile music snobs.
@ptaylor1989 wrote, "I expect to hear this kinda crap on Mary-Kate and Ashely teen romance movies"
Really? I didn't know those kinds of movies had songs like Archives of Pain, or Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart... I must hve missed those movies.
You're entitled to your opion of course, but at least have some kind of basic knowledge of the thing you're slagging off.
Leonard 09/30/2015 10:05 | #150727
Great live performance!
Brilliant band, especially "The Holy Bible" which just might be one of the darkest albums of all time.
ptaylor1989 05/16/2013 23:40 | #76325
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Cymro2011 03/12/2013 16:40 | #68016
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You never quite know what you will get with the Manics, but when they are good, they are real good. Everything must go and Tell me your truth....... are personal favourites.
junodog4 07/31/2012 18:04 | #47545
I like the Manic Street Preachers... but I'd understand if someone didn't. They can get preachy, and their albums haven't been of consistent quality. Their 92-98 output is top notch. Searing guitars, underrated melodies, and biting lyrics. They can be guilty of reaching too much, but I'd rather them do that then write mindless fluff. After This is my Truth, however, they lost the ability of songcraft - inconsistent albums lacking remarkable tracks. One exception - Journal for Plague Lovers shocked the hell out of me. I had given up on the Manics, and this albums hits as hard as their Richey Edwards era.
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btener11 09/15/2011 19:15 | #27537
I enjoy this band a fair amount, although I must admit they can grow tiresome after extended listens. That being said, Motorcycle Emptiness is one of my 10-20 favorite songs of all time and I must show love for that.
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