Journal For Plague Lovers
by Manic Street Preachers
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 15, 2009
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 79
  3. Negative: 5 out of 79

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Awards & Rankings

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#17 Best Album of 2009
89
#89 Most Discussed Album of 2009
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#58 Most Shared Album of 2009

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. AllMusic
    90
    Journal for Plague Lovers winds up being The Holy Bible in reverse: every moment of despair is a reason to keep on living instead of an excuse to pack it all in.
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  2. Hot Press
    70
    Manics mine Richey’s last words for a return to the heart of darkness.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    60
    Disjointed, imperfect, tender and raw, at the final reckoning it sits as a fitting epitaph.
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