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55 3 Doors Down
69 9th Wonder & Buckshot
69 Adele
70 Adem
75 Alkaline Trio
78 Animal Collective
64 Anti-Flag
69 The Apples In Stereo
54 Ashanti
69 Atmosphere
67 The Black Angels
77 The Black Keys
83 Bonnie "Prince" Billy
75 Boris
71 Billy Bragg
74 The Breeders
47 The Brian Jonestown Massacre
83 Bun B
64 T Bone Burnett
65 Mariah Carey
87 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
68 The Charlatans
68 Clinic
72 Coldplay
78 The Constantines
79 The Cool Kids
78 Elvis Costello & The Impostors
60 The Courteeners
79 Cut Copy
53 Craig David
73 Death Cab For Cutie
47 Def Leppard
61 Gavin DeGraw
66 dEUS
79 Neil Diamond
63 Dirty Pretty Things
57 Disturbed
59 Does It Offend You, Yeah?
73 Dresden Dolls
69 Dub Pistols
71 Duffy
68 The Duke Spirit
81 Jakob Dylan
79 Earlimart
70 Ecstatic Sunshine
65 El Perro del Mar
82 Elbow
85 Alejandro Escovedo
73 Estelle
72 The Explorers Club
79 The Fall
54 Feeder
72 Firewater
77 Tim Fite
88 Fleet Foxes
79 Flight Of The Conchords
74 Foals
79 Robert Forster
75 Four Tet
47 Foxy Brown
64 The Fratellis
59 Free Kitten
71 French Kicks
79 Frightened Rabbit
73 The Futureheads
68 The Gossip
81 Al Green
51 G-Unit
72 Ed Harcourt
79 Emmylou Harris
82 HEALTH
59 Heloise And The Savoir Faire
85 Hercules And Love Affair
77 John Hiatt
65 Vanessa Hudgens
77 James Hunter
70 Islands
69 Jewel
79 Joan As Police Woman
71 Joan Of Arc
58 Scarlett Johansson
69 John & Jehn
59 Judas Priest
75 Kidz In The Hall
71 Fern Knight
65 The Kooks
69 Lady Antebellum
74 Ladytron
65 Langhorne Slim
77 The Last Shadow Puppets
67 Cyndi Lauper
66 Les Savy Fav
64 Leona Lewis
72 Jamie Lidell
71 Lil Mama
83 Lil Wayne
72 Local H
73 The Long Blondes
80 Los Campesinos!
45 Los Lonely Boys
66 Lyrics Born
69 M83
65 Madonna
74 Man Man
79 Aimee Mann
80 Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
67 Mates Of State
79 Matmos
80 James McMurtry
70 Colin Meloy
71 Midnight Juggernauts
65 Kylie Minogue
63 Moby
63 Alanis Morissette
69 Van Morrison
57 Motley Crue
66 Jason Mraz
74 The M's
79 Mudcrutch
77 Mudhoney
49 The Music
71 My Brightest Diamond
70 My Morning Jacket
64 N.E.R.D. [The Neptunes]
76 The Night Marchers
66 Nine Inch Nails
77 Nine Inch Nails
78 No Age
80 Jim Noir
76 The Notwist
54 The Offspring
72 Old 97's
87 Opeth
59 The Orb
62 James Pants
48 Katy Perry
71 Phantom Planet
84 Sam Phillips
56 The Pigeon Detectives
72 Plies
69 Robert Pollard
83 Ponytail
85 Portishead
65 The Proclaimers
75 Prodigy [of Mobb Deep]
71 Pyramids
79 R.E.M.
48 The Rascals
86 Robyn
72 The Rolling Stones
79 The Roots
48 Gavin Rossdale
72 Russian Circles
66 RZA
76 Santogold
86 Shearwater
81 Sigur Rós
78 Silver Jews
60 Carly Simon
62 Ashlee Simpson
76 Sloan
73 Sam Sparro
77 Spiritualized
89 Steinski
75 Subtle
66 Donna Summer
81 Sun Kil Moon
66 Supergrass
71 The Sword
61 Tapes 'n Tapes
64 Three 6 Mafia
76 Thrice
76 Tilly And The Wall
64 The Ting Tings
51 Tokio Hotel
67 Tokyo Police Club
65 Usher
76 Vetiver
69 The Virgins
76 Martha Wainwright
75 Was (Not Was)
67 The Watson Twins
64 We Are Scientists
65 The Wedding Present
64 Weezer
76 White Denim
81 Cassandra Wilson
88 Dennis Wilson
61 Steve Winwood
78 Wolf Parade
63 The Zutons

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Music Review Rankings by Score

The following tables display the highest- and lowest-scoring albums in Metacritic's database, which currently includes 350-400 albums a year beginning in 2000, with a small number of albums from before that time. Additional older albums will be added to the database in the future.

Albums must have at least 7 reviews to qualify for high score lists. Reissues, "best-of" compilations and box sets are not eligible for inclusion.

Albums in these tables are ranked by Metascore, with higher Metascores indicating better reviews from music critics and lower Metascores indicating worse reviews.

You may also view an index of all albums in our database alphabetically by artist.
In addition, you may view the top-rated albums by year: All | 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00

Top 200 Scores: The Best-Reviewed Albums

1 SMiLE by Brian Wilson 2004 97
2 Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn 2004 97
3 How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin 2003 97
4 Stankonia by OutKast 2000 95
5 Savane by Ali Farka Toure 2006 94
6 Madvillainy by Madvillain 2004 93
7 The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version] by Talking Heads 2004 93
8 Love And Theft by Bob Dylan 2001 93
9 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards by Tom Waits 2006 92
10 Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal 2004 92
11 Elephant by The White Stripes 2003 92
12 A Grand Don't Come For Free by The Streets 2004 91
13 Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast 2003 91
14 Canto by Los Super Seven 2001 91
15 From Here We Go Sublime by The Field 2007 90
16 Illinois by Sufjan Stevens 2005 90
17 Original Pirate Material by The Streets 2002 90
18 Alice by Tom Waits 2002 90
19 Is This It? by The Strokes 2001 90
20 Funeral by The Arcade Fire 2004 90
21 Untrue by Burial 2007 90
22 XTRMNTR by Primal Scream 2000 90
23 Z by My Morning Jacket 2005 90
24 Since I Left You by The Avalanches 2001 89
25 Neon Golden by The Notwist 2003 89
26 Rounds by Four Tet 2003 89
27 Modern Times by Bob Dylan 2006 89
28 Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott 2001 89
29 HoboSapiens by John Cale 2004 89
30 Bachelor No. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo) by Aimee Mann 2000 89
31 Last Exit by Junior Boys 2004 89
32 What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski 2008 89
33 Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age 2002 89
34 Wearemonster by Isolée 2005 89
35 For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver 2008 89
36 Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse 2006 89
37 Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins 2003 88
38 Yours, Mine & Ours by Pernice Brothers 2003 88
39 Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt 2005 88
40 69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields 1999 88
41 Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen 2004 88
42 Return To Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio 2006 88
43 Wicked Grin by John Hammond 2001 88
44 Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey 2000 88
45 Up In Flames by Manitoba 2003 88
46 College Dropout by Kanye West 2004 88
47 Where Shall You Take Me by Damien Jurado 2003 88
48 Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart 2004 88
49 Vespertine by Bjork 2001 88
50 From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith 2004 88
51 The Blueprint by Jay-Z 2001 88
52 In Rainbows by Radiohead 2007 88
53 Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes 2008 88
54 The Woods by Sleater-Kinney 2005 88
55 Destroyer's Rubies by Destroyer 2006 88
56 Kill The Moonlight by Spoon 2002 88
57 Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 2004 88
58 I Am A Bird Now by Antony And The Johnsons 2005 88
59 Fishscale by Ghostface Killah 2006 88
60 Arular by M.I.A. 2005 88
61 Remedy by Basement Jaxx 1999 88
62 Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound 2001 87
63 Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 2008 87
64 Person Pitch by Panda Bear 2007 87
65 Watershed by Opeth 2008 87
66 The Argument by Fugazi 2001 87
67 Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers 2003 87
68 Showtime by Dizzee Rascal 2004 87
69 The Dirty South by Drive-By Truckers 2004 87
70 The Town And The City by Los Lobos 2006 87
71 World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams 2003 87
72 Things We Lost In The Fire by Low 2001 87
73 Cold House by Hood 2001 87
74 Now, More Than Ever by Jim Guthrie 2004 87
75 Raising Sand by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss 2007 87
76 Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav 2007 87
77 Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand 2004 87
78 Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós 2001 87
79 Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire 2007 87
80 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco 2002 87
81 Congotronics by Konono No. 1 2005 87
82 Stumble Into Grace by Emmylou Harris 2003 87
83 Phrenology by The Roots 2002 87
84 Favourite Colours by The Sadies 2004 87
85 The Creek Drank The Cradle by Iron & Wine 2002 87
86 Children Running Through by Patty Griffin 2007 87
87 Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens 2004 87
88 Kala by M.I.A. 2007 87
89 Phantom Power by Super Furry Animals 2003 87
90 Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers 2000 87
91 Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem 2007 86
92 One Word Extinguisher by Prefuse 73 2003 86
93 Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch 2001 86
94 Comicopera by Robert Wyatt 2007 86
95 Mirrored by Battles 2007 86
96 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83 2004 86
97 Fixed::Context [EP] by Labradford 2001 86
98 Robyn by Robyn 2008 86
99 Estudando o Pagode by Tom Zé 2006 86
100 Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady 2005 86
101 The Decline Of British Sea Power by British Sea Power 2003 86
102 Quicksand / Cradlesnakes by Califone 2003 86
103 Blues Dream by Bill Frisell 2001 86
104 Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals 2002 86
105 You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene 2003 86
106 Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk 2005 86
107 Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team 2005 86
108 Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 by Jill Scott 2004 86
109 'Sno Angel Like You by Howe Gelb 2006 86
110 Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains Of Wayne 2003 86
111 45:33 by LCD Soundsystem 2007 86
112 LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem 2005 86
113 Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River 2005 86
114 Feast of Wire by Calexico 2003 86
115 The Futureheads by The Futureheads 2004 86
116 Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder 2005 86
117 Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle 2000 86
118 Fortress by Protest The Hero 2008 86
119 Boxer by The National 2007 86
120 White Blood Cells by The White Stripes 2001 86
121 The Wind by Warren Zevon 2003 86
122 All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney 2000 86
123 Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton 2001 86
124 Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo 2004 86
125 The Lemon Of Pink by The Books 2003 86
126 Rook by Shearwater 2008 86
127 Ocean's Eleven OST by David Holmes 2001 86
128 The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell 2003 86
129 OST by 24 Hour Party People 2002 86
130 The Convincer by Nick Lowe 2001 86
131 The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird 2005 85
132 Party Music by The Coup 2001 85
133 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes 2005 85
134 Third by Portishead 2008 85
135 Don't Give Up On Me by Solomon Burke 2002 85
136 Didn't It Rain by Songs: Ohia 2002 85
137 Holopaw by Holopaw 2003 85
138 Girls Can Tell by Spoon 2001 85
139 Pause by Four Tet 2001 85
140 Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia 2003 85
141 Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition by Murs 2004 85
142 Hail To The Thief by Radiohead 2003 85
143 Mezmerize by System Of A Down 2005 85
144 Beauty And The Beat by Edan 2005 85
145 Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers 2005 85
146 For Hero: For Fool by Subtle 2006 85
147 New Moon by Elliott Smith 2007 85
148 The Drift by Scott Walker 2006 85
149 Streetcore by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros 2003 85
150 The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions In The Sky 2003 85
151 Source Tags & Codes by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 2002 85
152 Happy Songs For Happy People by Mogwai 2003 85
153 Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo 2008 85
154 Oceans Apart by The Go-Betweens 2005 85
155 Kicking Television: Live In Chicago by Wilco 2005 85
156 The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall 2004 85
157 Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan Band 2004 85
158 Tenacious D by Tenacious D 2001 85
159 Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair 2008 85
160 The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips 1999 85
161 I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo 2006 85
162 Crimes by The Blood Brothers 2004 85
163 Blinking Lights And Other Revelations by Eels 2005 85
164 Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie 2003 85
165 Run To Ruin by Nina Nastasia 2003 85
166 Dongs of Sevotion by Smog 2000 85
167 The Meadowlands by The Wrens 2003 85
168 Boys And Girls In America by The Hold Steady 2006 85
169 Ys by Joanna Newsom 2006 85
170 Late Registration by Kanye West 2005 85
171 Supermodified by Amon Tobin 2000 85
172 Kish Kash by Basement Jaxx 2003 85
173 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert 2007 85
174 One Beat by Sleater-Kinney 2002 85
175 This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65 2005 85
176 Cole's Corner by Richard Hawley 2005 85
177 Lookaftering by Vashti Bunyan 2005 85
178 Singing Bones by The Handsome Family 2003 85
179 The Last Broadcast by Doves 2002 85
180 Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2003 85
181 The Ugly Organ by Cursive 2003 85
182 Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada 2002 84
183 Hearts Of Oak by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists 2003 84
184 Bow Down To The Exit Sign by David Holmes 2000 84
185 Serena-Maneesh by Serena-Maneesh 2006 84
186 Medulla by Bjork 2004 84
187 Play by Moby 1999 84
188 Blue Cathedral by Comets On Fire 2004 84
189 Old Ramon by Red House Painters 2001 84
190 Mwng by Super Furry Animals 2000 84
191 Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee 2006 84
192 No! by They Might Be Giants 2002 84
193 The Evening Of My Best Day by Rickie Lee Jones 2003 84
194 S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. by Out Hud 2002 84
195 Silver Lake by Vic Chesnutt 2003 84
196 Indestructible by Rancid 2003 84
197 5 by Town & Country 2003 84
198 Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine 2004 84
199 The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams by Me'Shell NdegéOcello 2007 84
200 Ocean's Twelve OST by David Holmes 2004 84

 

Bottom 100 Scores: The Worst-Reviewed Albums

1 Playing With Fire by Kevin Federline 2006 15
2 Hefty Fine by Bloodhound Gang 2005 28
3 Results May Vary by Limp Bizkit 2003 33
4 Testify by Phil Collins 2002 34
5 One by Dirty Vegas 2004 35
6 Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure by Juliana Hatfield 2000 35
7 Slick Dogs And Ponies by Louis XIV 2008 37
8 Life On Display by Puddle Of Mudd 2003 37
9 (One) by The Panic Channel 2006 39
10 Jagged Little Pill Acoustic by Alanis Morissette 2005 40
11 Liz Phair by Liz Phair 2003 40
12 Never Gone by Backstreet Boys 2005 40
13 A Lively Mind by Paul Oakenfold 2006 40
14 Gameface by Master P 2001 40
15 A Day Without Rain by Enya 2000 41
16 14 Shades Of Grey by Staind 2003 41
17 All The Right Reasons by Nickelback 2005 41
18 Hoodstar by Chingy 2006 41