Music For A New Society (studio album) by John Cale

Music For A New Society by John Cale
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 2,157th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 111 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (327th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,157th)

John Cale bestography

Music For A New Society is ranked 2nd best out of 42 albums by John Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Cale is Paris 1919 which is ranked number 726 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,443.

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Music For A New Society track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Music For A New Society rankings

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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
Year 2025Source paChart Top 43 Music Albums of 1982Rank 6/43Rank Score 4
Year 2025Source cicadelicChart Top 78 Music Albums of 1982Rank 6/78Rank Score 5
Year 2025Source SkernsChart Top 84 Music Albums of 1982Rank 71/84Rank Score 1
Year 2025Source Patman360Chart Top 92 Music Albums of 1982Rank 56/92Rank Score 2
Year 2025Source pavelthevelvetChart Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 16/99Rank Score 17
Year 2025Source flamingyesdeptChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 45/100Rank Score 11
Year 2025Source cicadelicChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 88/100Rank Score 3
Year 2025Source TroutMaskGregChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 31/100Rank Score 14
Year 2025Source pjerskeChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 86/100Rank Score 3
Year 2025Source dihansseChart Top 62 Music Albums of 1982Rank 23/62Rank Score 3
Year 2025Source sssvnnnChart Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes)Rank 25/100Rank Score -
Year 2025Source Norman BatesChart Top 100 Music Albums of 1982Rank 37/100Rank Score 3
Year 2025Source TamthebamChart Top 100 Music Albums of 1982Rank 81/100Rank Score 1
Year 2024Source cmoshierChart Top 100 Music Albums of 1982Rank 7/100Rank Score 5
Year 2024Source JamesMowbrayChart Top 100 Music Albums of 1982Rank 52/100Rank Score 2
Year 2024Source meccaleccaChart Top 45 Music Albums of 1982Rank 8/45Rank Score 4
Year 2024Source flamingyesdeptChart Top 39 Music Albums of 1982Rank 7/39Rank Score 4
Year 2024Source PurplepashChart Top 41 Music Albums of 1982Rank 23/41Rank Score 2
Year 2024Source JohnnyoChart Greatest albums of the 80’s (101 - 200)Rank 30/100Rank Score -
Year 2024Source meccaleccaChart Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980sRank 69/100Rank Score 6
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 114
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 762

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77/100 (from 111 votes)
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Date updated 02/02/2025 20:20Member Camo63Album ratings   Ratings distributionRatings distribution 6Avg. album rating 82/100
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Date updated 05/05/2024 16:50Member javicho07Album ratings   Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,050Avg. album rating 81/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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85/100
From 11/30/2016 16:04
A lost masterpiece. Raw, uncompromising and powerful.
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From 03/14/2015 23:58
Another diamond still to be discovered...
Cale's best alongside with Paris 1919.
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From 08/29/2012 07:13
This is my favourite John Cale album. The sounds are amazing.
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80/100
From 09/27/2009 16:58
A very intense & personal album. I prefer this one above 'Paris 1919' wich is more accessive.
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Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
11. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
12. Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
13. Combat Rock by The Clash
14. Peter Gabriel IV by Peter Gabriel
15. Big Science by Laurie Anderson
16. English Settlement by XTC
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18. Bad Brains by Bad Brains
19. Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest
20. The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
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