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64 A Camp
78 Akron/Family
73 Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women
74 Amazing Baby
62 Tori Amos
54 The Answer
74 Anti-Flag
74 Art Brut
71 Au Revoir Simone
65 Zee Avi
70 Bachelorette
77 Bat For Lashes
68 Big Business
76 Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
67 Black Dice
57 Black Eyed Peas
74 Black Moth Super Rainbow
71 Blank Dogs
65 Booker T.
54 The Boxmasters
65 The Boy Least Likely To
74 Brakes [aka brakesbrakesbrakes]
68 British Sea Power
66 Jeff Buckley
75 Busdriver
59 Busta Rhymes
64 Cage The Elephant
82 Bill Callahan
80 Camera Obscura
68 Cam'ron
79 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
58 Chester French
82 The Church
61 Ciara
72 Clues
69 The Coathangers
74 Jarvis Cocker
90 Leonard Cohen
70 Elvis Costello
66 Graham Coxon
76 Crippled Black Phoenix
71 The Crocodiles
69 Cryptacize
71 Crystal Antlers
56 The Crystal Method
69 Dananananaykroyd
76 Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse
71 De La Soul
77 Death Cab For Cutie
68 Deer Tick
81 Deerhunter
70 Depeche Mode
78 Dinosaur Jr.
85 Dirty Projectors
86 DJ Quik & Kurupt
77 Doves
68 Dredg
76 Bob Dylan
82 Steve Earle
70 Eels
62 El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
58 Eminem
60 Empire Of The Sun
54 The Enemy
67 Jeremy Enigk
68 Nathan Fake
85 The Felice Brothers
79 The Field
65 Fink
60 Fischerspooner
77 Flatlanders
62 Flo Rida
64 Franz Ferdinand
77 Gallows
72 Melody Gardot
59 Ginuwine
71 Golden Silvers
61 Gomez
69 Grand Duchy
73 Great Lake Swimmers
59 Great Northern
72 Green Day
86 Grizzly Bear
75 The Handsome Family
69 Ben Harper And Relentless7
75 PJ Harvey & John Parish
66 Heaven & Hell
85 Levon Helm
74 The Hold Steady
79 Patterson Hood
75 Jon Hopkins
82 The Horrors
69 Hanne Hukkelberg
74 Ida Maria
65 Immaculate Machine
75 The Intelligence
76 Iron & Wine
79 Isis
68 It Hugs Back
88 J Dilla aka Jay Dee
61 Jadakiss
86 Japandroids
61 Joan Of Arc
84 Joe Lovano Us Five
72 John Doe & The Sadies
70 Joker's Daughter
62 Jonas Brothers
53 Mike Jones
71 The Juan Maclean
76 Junior Boys
68 Kasabian
74 Diana Krall
56 Lady Sovereign
43 Ben Lee
68 The Lemonheads
76 Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
77 Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
65 Little Boots
79 The Low Anthem
67 Jason Lytle
75 The Maccabees
76 Magik Markers
80 Major Lazer
70 Malajube
71 Manchester Orchestra
85 Manic Street Preachers
57 Marilyn Manson
66 The Mars Volta
68 Dave Matthews Band
62 Maximo Park
70 Meat Puppets
80 Method Man & Redman
77 Metric
75 Micachu & The Shapes
69 Chrisette Michele
76 Miike Snow
67 Mika Miko
75 Rhett Miller
49 Mims
72 Mr. Lif
72 Moby
78 Moderat
70 Mandy Moore
80 Mos Def
70 Bob Mould
74 Nadja
72 New York Dolls
72 Nite Jewel
67 NOFX
76 Noisettes
60 Paolo Nutini
67 Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band
74 Papercuts
76 Passion Pit
74 Peaches
71 Pet Shop Boys
68 Peter Bjorn And John
82 Phoenix
76 Pink Mountaintops
63 Placebo
66 Pomegranates
64 Iggy Pop
67 Prefuse 73
81 Ramblin' Jack Elliott
76 Rancid
54 Rascal Flatts
68 Lionel Richie
77 Alasdair Roberts
73 Rick Ross
55 Asher Roth
72 Savath & Savalas
61 Polly Scattergood
65 The Shortwave Set
60 Shout Out Out Out Out
66 Silversun Pickups
85 Todd Snider
78 Sonic Youth
72 The Soundcarriers
61 The Sounds
74 Regina Spektor
63 Spinal Tap
65 Spinnerette
81 St. Vincent
59 Still Flyin'
58 Street Sweeper Social Club
87 Sunn O)))
82 Sunset Rubdown
84 Super Furry Animals
74 Richard Swift
78 Taking Back Sunday
85 Tanya Morgan
81 Otis Taylor
71 Telekinesis
70 Telepathe
80 Thee Oh Sees
79 The Thermals
74 Rob Thomas
64 Thunderheist
74 Tiga
57 Tinted Windows
72 Tortoise
82 Allen Toussaint
71 Trembling Bells
69 Two Fingers
84 UGK
68 Keith Urban
71 John Vanderslice
85 The Vaselines
74 The Veils
73 Viva Voce
63 Patrick Watson
79 White Denim
77 White Rabbits
57 The Whitest Boy Alive
74 Wilco
80 Wildbirds & Peacedrums
78 Wolves In The Throne Room
65 The Wooden Birds
67 Wooden Shjips
81 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
70 Pete Yorn
93 Neil Young
60 Neil Young
72 Yusuf

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

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	London Zoo by The Bug	2008	90
22	Untrue by Burial	2007	90
23	Live In London by Leonard Cohen	2009	90
24	XTRMNTR by Primal Scream	2000	90
25	Z by My Morning Jacket	2005	90
26	Since I Left You by The Avalanches	2001	89
27	Neon Golden by The Notwist	2003	89
28	Rounds by Four Tet	2003	89
29	Modern Times by Bob Dylan	2006	89
30	Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott	2001	89
31	HoboSapiens by John Cale	2004	89
32	Bachelor No. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo) by Aimee Mann	2000	89
33	Fed by Plush	2008	89
34	Last Exit by Junior Boys	2004	89
35	Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective	2009	89
36	Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age	2002	89
37	Wearemonster by Isolée	2005	89
38	Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse	2006	89
39	Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins	2003	88
40	Yours, Mine & Ours by Pernice Brothers	2003	88
41	Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt	2005	88
42	Jay Stay Paid by J Dilla aka Jay Dee	2009	88
43	69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields	1999	88
44	Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen	2004	88
45	Dear Science, by TV On The Radio	2008	88
46	Return To Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio	2006	88
47	Wicked Grin by John Hammond	2001	88
48	Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey	2000	88
49	Up In Flames by Manitoba	2003	88
50	College Dropout by Kanye West	2004	88
51	Where Shall You Take Me by Damien Jurado	2003	88
52	Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart	2004	88
53	Vespertine by Bjork	2001	88
54	From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith	2004	88
55	The Blueprint by Jay-Z	2001	88
56	In Rainbows by Radiohead	2007	88
57	The Woods by Sleater-Kinney	2005	88
58	Destroyer's Rubies by Destroyer	2006	88
59	Kill The Moonlight by Spoon	2002	88
60	Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	2004	88
61	I Am A Bird Now by Antony And The Johnsons	2005	88
62	Fishscale by Ghostface Killah	2006	88
63	Arular by M.I.A.	2005	88
64	Remedy by Basement Jaxx	1999	88
65	Exit by Shugo Tokumaru	2008	88
66	For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver	2008	88
67	Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound	2001	87
68	Person Pitch by Panda Bear	2007	87
69	Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes	2008	87
70	The Argument by Fugazi	2001	87
71	Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers	2003	87
72	Showtime by Dizzee Rascal	2004	87
73	Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	2008	87
74	Monoliths & Dimensions by Sunn O)))	2009	87
75	The Dirty South by Drive-By Truckers	2004	87
76	The Town And The City by Los Lobos	2006	87
77	World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams	2003	87
78	Things We Lost In The Fire by Low	2001	87
79	Cold House by Hood	2001	87
80	Now, More Than Ever by Jim Guthrie	2004	87
81	Raising Sand by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss	2007	87
82	Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav	2007	87
83	Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand	2004	87
84	Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós	2001	87
85	Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire	2007	87
86	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco	2002	87
87	Congotronics by Konono No. 1	2005	87
88	Stumble Into Grace by Emmylou Harris	2003	87
89	Phrenology by The Roots	2002	87
90	Favourite Colours by The Sadies	2004	87
91	The Creek Drank The Cradle by Iron & Wine	2002	87
92	Children Running Through by Patty Griffin	2007	87
93	Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens	2004	87
94	Kala by M.I.A.	2007	87
95	Phantom Power by Super Furry Animals	2003	87
96	Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers	2000	87
97	Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem	2007	86
98	Post-Nothing by Japandroids	2009	86
99	One Word Extinguisher by Prefuse 73	2003	86
100	Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch	2001	86
101	Comicopera by Robert Wyatt	2007	86
102	Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam	2009	86
103	Mirrored by Battles	2007	86
104	Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83	2004	86
105	Fixed::Context [EP] by Labradford	2001	86
106	Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair	2008	86
107	Estudando o Pagode by Tom Zé	2006	86
108	Robyn by Robyn	2008	86
109	Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady	2005	86
110	The Decline Of British Sea Power by British Sea Power	2003	86
111	Quicksand / Cradlesnakes by Califone	2003	86
112	Blues Dream by Bill Frisell	2001	86
113	Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals	2002	86
114	You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene	2003	86
115	Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk	2005	86
116	Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team	2005	86
117	Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 by Jill Scott	2004	86
118	'Sno Angel Like You by Howe Gelb	2006	86
119	Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains Of Wayne	2003	86
120	45:33 by LCD Soundsystem	2007	86
121	LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem	2005	86
122	Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River	2005	86
123	Feast of Wire by Calexico	2003	86
124	What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski	2008	86
125	The Futureheads by The Futureheads	2004	86
126	Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear	2009	86
127	Harps And Angels by Randy Newman	2008	86
128	Fortress by Protest The Hero	2008	86
129	Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder	2005	86
130	Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle	2000	86
131	Boxer by The National	2007	86
132	White Blood Cells by The White Stripes	2001	86
133	The Wind by Warren Zevon	2003	86
134	All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney	2000	86
135	Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton	2001	86
136	Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo	2004	86
137	The Lemon Of Pink by The Books	2003	86
138	Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 by Bob Dylan	2008	86
139	Ocean's Eleven OST by David Holmes	2001	86
140	The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell	2003	86
141	OST by 24 Hour Party People	2002	86
142	The Convincer by Nick Lowe	2001	86
143	The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird	2005	85
144	Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers	2009	85
145	Rook by Shearwater	2008	85
146	Party Music by The Coup	2001	85
147	Life...The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk	2008	85
148	The Excitement Plan by Todd Snider	2009	85
149	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes	2005	85
150	Third by Portishead	2008	85
151	Don't Give Up On Me by Solomon Burke	2002	85
152	Didn't It Rain by Songs: Ohia	2002	85
153	Holopaw by Holopaw	2003	85
154	Girls Can Tell by Spoon	2001	85
155	Stay Positive by The Hold Steady	2008	85
156	Pause by Four Tet	2001	85
157	Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia	2003	85
158	Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition by Murs	2004	85
159	Hail To The Thief by Radiohead	2003	85
160	Laulu Laakson Kukista by Paavoharju	2008	85
161	Mezmerize by System Of A Down	2005	85
162	Beauty And The Beat by Edan	2005	85
163	Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers	2005	85
164	For Hero: For Fool by Subtle	2006	85
165	New Moon by Elliott Smith	2007	85
166	The Drift by Scott Walker	2006	85
167	Streetcore by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros	2003	85
168	The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions In The Sky	2003	85
169	Source Tags & Codes by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead	2002	85
170	Happy Songs For Happy People by Mogwai	2003	85
171	Oceans Apart by The Go-Betweens	2005	85
172	Kicking Television: Live In Chicago by Wilco	2005	85
173	The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall	2004	85
174	Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan Band	2004	85
175	Tenacious D by Tenacious D	2001	85
176	The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips	1999	85
177	I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo	2006	85
178	Chemistry Of Common Life by Fucked Up	2008	85
179	Crimes by The Blood Brothers	2004	85
180	Blinking Lights And Other Revelations by Eels	2005	85
181	Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie	2003	85
182	Run To Ruin by Nina Nastasia	2003	85
183	Dongs of Sevotion by Smog	2000	85
184	The Meadowlands by The Wrens	2003	85
185	Boys And Girls In America by The Hold Steady	2006	85
186	Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors	2009	85
187	Ys by Joanna Newsom	2006	85
188	Late Registration by Kanye West	2005	85
189	Supermodified by Amon Tobin	2000	85
190	Kish Kash by Basement Jaxx	2003	85
191	Brooklynati by Tanya Morgan	2009	85
192	Electric Dirt by Levon Helm	2009	85
193	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert	2007	85
194	One Beat by Sleater-Kinney	2002	85
195	This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65	2005	85
196	Cole's Corner by Richard Hawley	2005	85
197	Emeritus by Scarface	2008	85
198	Lookaftering by Vashti Bunyan	2005	85
199	Singing Bones by The Handsome Family	2003	85
200	The Last Broadcast by Doves	2002	85

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	Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces by Seether	2007	39
11	Shwayze by Shwayze	2008	39
12	iSouljaBoyTellem by Soulja Boy	2008	40
13	Jagged Little Pill Acoustic by Alanis Morissette	2005	40
14	Liz Phair by Liz Phair	2003	40
15	Never Gone by Backstreet Boys	2005	40
16	Under The Radar by Daniel Powter	2008	40
17	A Lively Mind by Paul Oakenfold	2006	40
18	Gameface by Master P	2001	40
19	A Day Without Rain by Enya	2000	41
20	14 Shades Of Grey by Staind	2003	41
21	All The Right Reasons by Nickelback	2005	41
22	Hoodstar by Chingy	2006	41
23	And Then Boom by Iglu & Hartly	2008	42
24	Cosmos Rocks by Queen + Paul Rodgers	2008	42
25	It Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart	2002	42
26	Scream by Chris Cornell	2009	42
27	Baptism by Lenny Kravitz	2004	43
28	I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson	2005	43
29	The Rebirth Of Venus by Ben Lee	2009	43
30	Crown Royal by Run-D.M.C.	2001	43
31	Charmbracelet by Mariah Carey	2002	43
32	Generation by Audio Bullys	2006	44
33	The Weirdness by The Stooges	2007	44
34	Mission Accomplished [EP] by Tricky	2001	44
35	Better Than Heavy by Mongrel	2009	44
36	Melodia by The Vines	2008	44
37	Hannicap Circus by Bizarre	2005	44
38	Good Morning Revival by Good Charlotte	2007	45
39	For Now by The Bishops	2009	45
40	Democrazy by Damon Albarn	2003	45
41	Como Ama Una Mujer by Jennifer Lopez	2007	45
42	All That I Am by Santana	2005	45
43	T.O.S. (Terminate On Sight) by G-Unit	2008	45
44	Blood In My Eye by Ja Rule	2003	45
45	Forever by Spice Girls	2000	45
46	True Magic [First Version] by Mos Def	2006	45
47	My Conscience And I by Remi Nicole	2007	46
48	Weird Revolution by Butthole Surfers	2001	46
49	Earth To The Dandy Warhols by Dandy Warhols	2008	46
50	Pull The Pin by Stereophonics	2007	46
51	Wilderness by Brett Anderson	2008	46
52	Lost And Found by Mudvayne	2005	46
53	Tourist by Athlete	2005	46
54	Metamorphosis by Papa Roach	2009	46
55	Hotel by Moby	2005	47
56	Other People's Songs by Erasure	2003	47
57	Types Of Wood by Whirlwind Heat	2006	47
58	Have Mercy by The Mooney Suzuki	2007	47
59	Concrete Rose by Ashanti	2004	47
60	Double Bubble by Stereo MC's	2008	47
61	Big Bad World by Plain White T's	2008	47
62	This Is Forever by She Wants Revenge	2007	47
63	One Of The Boys by Katy Perry	2008	47
64	Pullhair Rubeye by Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan	2007	47
65	BareNaked by Jennifer Love Hewitt	2002	47
66	Happy Ending by Dogstar	2000	47
67	Outta Sight / Outta Mind by The Datsuns	2004	47
68	The Battle For Everything by Five For Fighting	2004	47
69	This Is A Fix by The Automatic	2008	47
70	Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown	2008	47
71	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge by Def Leppard	2008	47
72	Chapter V by Staind	2005	48
73	When It All Goes South by Alabama	2001	48
74	Studio 150 by Paul Weller	2004	48
75	Ashley Walters by Ashley Walters	2009	48
76	Beyond The Neighbourhood by Athlete	2007	48
77	Rascalize by The Rascals	2008	48
78	Renaissance by Lionel Richie	2001	48
79	Wanderlust by Gavin Rossdale	2008	48
80	Eye Legacy by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes	2009	48
81	The End of All Things to Come by Mudvayne	2002	48
82	Monkey Business by Black Eyed Peas	2005	48
83	Stealing Of A Nation by Radio 4	2004	48
84	Second Round's On Me by Obie Trice	2006	48
85	P.D.A. by Hey Willpower	2008	48
86	Guilt by Mims	2009	49
87	Elixer by Bria Valente	2009	49
88	Take A Look In The Mirror by Korn	2003	49
89	30 Seconds to Mars by 30 Seconds to Mars	2002	49
90	Marshall's House by John Squire	2004	49
91	Take It To The Limit by Hinder	2008	49
92	Gemstones by Adam Green	2005	49
93	Switzerland by Electric Six	2006	49
94	Dark Horse by Nickelback	2008	49
95	Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit	2000	49
96	Theology by Sinead O'Connor	2007	50
97	Underclass Hero by Sum 41	2007	50
98	The Bridge: Concept of a Culture by Grandmaster Flash	2009	50
99	Eminem Presents: The Re-Up by Eminem	2006	50
100	Behind The Sun by Chicane	2000	50

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Top 200 Scores: The Best-Reviewed Albums

Bottom 100 Scores: The Worst-Reviewed Albums