The Correct Use Of Soap (studio album) by Magazine

The Correct Use Of Soap by Magazine
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 2,859th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 90 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (438th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,859th)
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The Correct Use Of Soap is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Magazine on BestEverAlbums.com.

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76/100 (from 90 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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80/100
From 07/06/2016 17:00
An energetic and enjoyable album from Magazine. It's a surprisingly overlooked record, but it's full of good songs. Maybe not as strong as, real life, but decent enough.
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From 03/27/2013 13:04
A step down in quality from their first 2 records but there are still gems to be found here, notably Song From Under the Floorboards
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Song Under The Floorboards is excellent.
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From 09/06/2012 15:27
The first time I listened to this disc, and the overall impression is not the best. One or two songs worthy of note the rest very average. :(
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