National Ransom (studio album) by Elvis Costello

National Ransom by Elvis Costello
Year: 2010
Release date: 2010-10-25
Overall rank: 19,904th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 22 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2010 (447th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (4,496th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,904th)
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Elvis Costello bestography

National Ransom is ranked 12th best out of 37 albums by Elvis Costello on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elvis Costello is This Year's Model which is ranked number 314 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,773.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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From 05/27/2018 10:58
Oof, that's more like it! This is the best EC has sounded in years. The title track is vicious, with some wonderful guitar and vocal work. Jimmie Standing in the Rain is a unique song in Costello's catalogue, some other good songs too. I'll admit I have not fully assimilated this album yet. But my impression was very positive.
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From 07/05/2016 20:01
National ransom, confirms that Elvis Costello can still write excellent songs and still have a lot to say. Up there with his best records of the last twenty years.
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