The Costello Show
King of America







Release Year: 1986

Rankings:
All-Time #1052 / 1980s #167 / 1986 #20

Genres: Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Parent Genres: Pop, Rock

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Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
Jimmy Guterman (USA) - The Best Rock and Roll Records (online version) No Order
Tom Moon (USA) - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (2008) Catalog entry
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums of All Time (1989) 20
NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) 88
The Guardian (UK) - 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2007) No Order
Entertainment Weekly (USA) - The 100 Best Albums from 1983 to 2008 (2008) 53
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The 500 Best Albums of All Time (2004) 316
Rolling Stone (Germany) - The Best Albums of 5 Decades (1997) 101
Crossroads (France) - 120 Essential Albums from 1979-86 (2010) No Order
Michka Assayas (France) - Albums Missing in "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die& No Order
Rock & Folk (France) - The 300 Best Albums from 1965-1995 (1995) No Order
Buscadero (Italy) - The 120 Best Albums of the 1980s (1989) No Order
Mucchio Selvaggio (Italy) - The Best Albums of the 80s (1990) No Order
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
MusicHound (USA) - Album Ratings 0-5 Bones (1998-99) 5 Bones
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade A-
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) 3 Stars
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 5 Stars
Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, Ratings 1-10 (USA, 1995) 8
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 7
Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) 4 Stars
Le Guide du CD (France) - Ratings from 1 to 4 Stars & "GOLD" (1991-1997) 4 Stars
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 3.5 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6
End of Year Lists
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 18
Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year 4
Melody Maker (UK) - Albums of the Year 5
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 14
Sounds (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year 1
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 7
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 40