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60 31Knots
71 The Academy Is...
68 Adele
67 The Airborne Toxic Event
70 Alkaline Trio
77 Theresa Andersson
74 Apollo Sunshine
43 The Automatic
79 Joan Baez
84 Bajofondo
56 David Banner
76 The Baseball Project
77 Beck
77 Black Affair
59 Black Ghosts
76 Black Kids
73 Brazilian Girls
90 The Bug
58 Caesars
80 Calexico
70 Glen Campbell
74 Brendan Canning
69 The Charlatans
76 The Chemical Brothers
72 Coldplay
65 Alice Cooper
77 Rodney Crowell
65 CSS
67 Miley Cyrus
44 Dandy Warhols
81 Danny!
68 Kimya Dawson
74 Death Vessel
75 Delta Spirit
79 Damien Dempsey
58 Dirty Pretty Things
72 Dr. Dog
80 DragonForce
78 The Duhks
75 Jakob Dylan
77 Earlimart
77 Brian Eno + David Byrne
83 Alejandro Escovedo
62 The Faint
56 Feeder
65 The Fiery Furnaces
64 iForward, Russia!
61 The Fratellis
69 Fujiya & Miyagi
59 G Love & Special Sauce
65 The Game
74 Inara George With Van Dyke Parks
74 Giant Sand
79 Girl Talk
61 Golden Animals
64 Mike Gordon
42 G-Unit
63 Gym Class Heroes
78 GZA
64 Albert Hammond, Jr.
78 Emmylou Harris
73 Juliana Hatfield
61 Hawthorne Heights
86 Hercules And Love Affair
82 High Places
76 Zach Hill
85 The Hold Steady
63 Vanessa Hudgens
71 Human Highway
77 James Hunter
68 Ice Cube
66 Ida Maria
70 Jaguar Love
76 Joan As Police Woman
81 Jamey Johnson
70 Jonas Brothers
59 Judas Priest
57 Kerli
72 Leila
76 Lykke Li
82 Lil Wayne
82 Lindstrom
72 Little Jackie
60 Lloyd
55 Los Lonely Boys
74 Love As Laughter
85 Patty Loveless
80 Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
76 John Mellencamp
71 The Melvins
71 Men Without Pants
79 Metallica
74 Mirah
63 Alanis Morissette
56 Motley Crue
72 Motorhead
78 Nico Muhly
84 The Music Tapes
54 The Music
71 My Brightest Diamond
70 My Morning Jacket
63 N.E.R.D. [The Neptunes]
71 Nas
79 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
51 New Kids On The Block
85 Randy Newman
57 Nightmares On Wax
78 Nine Inch Nails
75 The Notwist
75 Conor Oberst
52 The Offspring
79 Okkervil River
80 One Day As A Lion
75 Oneida
62 The Orb
75 Oxford Collapse
66 Parenthetical Girls
89 Aaron Parks
42 Katy Perry
74 Lee "Scratch" Perry
72 Plies
73 Robert Pollard
81 Ponytail
64 Primal Scream
78 Ra Ra Riot
48 The Rascals
71 Ratatat
63 Re-Up Gang
71 The Rumble Strips
65 RZA
73 Scars On Broadway
70 Ron Sexsmith
39 Shwayze
81 Sigur Rós
78 Silver Jews
58 Jessica Simpson
70 Slipknot
74 Sloan
79 Patti Smith and Kevin Shields
73 Solange
69 Son, Ambulance
63 Sam Sparro
65 Rick Springfield
65 Staind
47 Stereo MC's
72 Stereolab
71 The Stills
71 The Subways
83 Sugarland
67 Supergrass
67 Matthew Sweet
77 Irma Thomas
84 Teddy Thompson
57 Three 6 Mafia
73 Tilly And The Wall
72 Tittsworth
63 James Jackson Toth
72 Randy Travis
69 Tricky
92 Underoath
58 UNKLE
58 David Vandervelde
71 The Verve
69 Loudon Wainwright III
77 Martha Wainwright
81 The Walkmen
67 The Watson Twins
67 Ben Weaver
81 The Week That Was
77 Paul Weller
76 White Denim
70 Brian Wilson
79 Cassandra Wilson
87 Dennis Wilson
77 Wire
78 Wolf Parade
61 XX Teens
71 Young Jeezy
55 Yung Berg

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	What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski	2008	90
18	Original Pirate Material by The Streets	2002	90
19	Alice by Tom Waits	2002	90
20	Is This It? by The Strokes	2001	90
21	Funeral by The Arcade Fire	2004	90
22	London Zoo by The Bug	2008	90
23	Untrue by Burial	2007	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	Last Exit by Junior Boys	2004	89
34	Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age	2002	89
35	Wearemonster by Isolée	2005	89
36	For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver	2008	89
37	Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse	2006	89
38	Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins	2003	88
39	Yours, Mine & Ours by Pernice Brothers	2003	88
40	Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt	2005	88
41	69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields	1999	88
42	Ta Det Lugnt by Dungen	2004	88
43	Return To Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio	2006	88
44	Wicked Grin by John Hammond	2001	88
45	Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey	2000	88
46	Up In Flames by Manitoba	2003	88
47	College Dropout by Kanye West	2004	88
48	Where Shall You Take Me by Damien Jurado	2003	88
49	Rejoicing In The Hands by Devendra Banhart	2004	88
50	Vespertine by Bjork	2001	88
51	From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith	2004	88
52	The Blueprint by Jay-Z	2001	88
53	In Rainbows by Radiohead	2007	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	Person Pitch by Panda Bear	2007	87
64	Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes	2008	87
65	The Argument by Fugazi	2001	87
66	Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers	2003	87
67	Showtime by Dizzee Rascal	2004	87
68	Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	2008	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	Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair	2008	86
100	Estudando o Pagode by Tom Zé	2006	86
101	Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady	2005	86
102	The Decline Of British Sea Power by British Sea Power	2003	86
103	Quicksand / Cradlesnakes by Califone	2003	86
104	Blues Dream by Bill Frisell	2001	86
105	Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals	2002	86
106	You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene	2003	86
107	Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk	2005	86
108	Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team	2005	86
109	Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 by Jill Scott	2004	86
110	'Sno Angel Like You by Howe Gelb	2006	86
111	Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains Of Wayne	2003	86
112	45:33 by LCD Soundsystem	2007	86
113	LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem	2005	86
114	Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River	2005	86
115	Feast of Wire by Calexico	2003	86
116	The Futureheads by The Futureheads	2004	86
117	Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder	2005	86
118	Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle	2000	86
119	Fortress by Protest The Hero	2008	86
120	Boxer by The National	2007	86
121	White Blood Cells by The White Stripes	2001	86
122	The Wind by Warren Zevon	2003	86
123	All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney	2000	86
124	Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton	2001	86
125	Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo	2004	86
126	The Lemon Of Pink by The Books	2003	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	Rook by Shearwater	2008	85
133	Party Music by The Coup	2001	85
134	Life...The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk	2008	85
135	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes	2005	85
136	Third by Portishead	2008	85
137	Don't Give Up On Me by Solomon Burke	2002	85
138	Didn't It Rain by Songs: Ohia	2002	85
139	Holopaw by Holopaw	2003	85
140	Girls Can Tell by Spoon	2001	85
141	Stay Positive by The Hold Steady	2008	85
142	Pause by Four Tet	2001	85
143	Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia	2003	85
144	Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition by Murs	2004	85
145	Hail To The Thief by Radiohead	2003	85
146	Mezmerize by System Of A Down	2005	85
147	Beauty And The Beat by Edan	2005	85
148	Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers	2005	85
149	For Hero: For Fool by Subtle	2006	85
150	New Moon by Elliott Smith	2007	85
151	The Drift by Scott Walker	2006	85
152	Streetcore by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros	2003	85
153	The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place by Explosions In The Sky	2003	85
154	Source Tags & Codes by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead	2002	85
155	Happy Songs For Happy People by Mogwai	2003	85
156	Oceans Apart by The Go-Betweens	2005	85
157	Kicking Television: Live In Chicago by Wilco	2005	85
158	The Real New Fall L.P. (Formerly Country On The Click) by The Fall	2004	85
159	Bubblegum by Mark Lanegan Band	2004	85
160	Tenacious D by Tenacious D	2001	85
161	The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips	1999	85
162	I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo	2006	85
163	Harps And Angels by Randy Newman	2008	85
164	Crimes by The Blood Brothers	2004	85
165	Blinking Lights And Other Revelations by Eels	2005	85
166	Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie	2003	85
167	Run To Ruin by Nina Nastasia	2003	85
168	Dongs of Sevotion by Smog	2000	85
169	The Meadowlands by The Wrens	2003	85
170	Boys And Girls In America by The Hold Steady	2006	85
171	Ys by Joanna Newsom	2006	85
172	Late Registration by Kanye West	2005	85
173	Supermodified by Amon Tobin	2000	85
174	Kish Kash by Basement Jaxx	2003	85
175	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Miranda Lambert	2007	85
176	One Beat by Sleater-Kinney	2002	85
177	This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65	2005	85
178	Cole's Corner by Richard Hawley	2005	85
179	Lookaftering by Vashti Bunyan	2005	85
180	Singing Bones by The Handsome Family	2003	85
181	The Last Broadcast by Doves	2002	85
182	Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2003	85
183	The Ugly Organ by Cursive	2003	85
184	Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada	2002	84
185	Hearts Of Oak by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists	2003	84
186	Bow Down To The Exit Sign by David Holmes	2000	84
187	Serena-Maneesh by Serena-Maneesh	2006	84
188	Medulla by Bjork	2004	84
189	Play by Moby	1999	84
190	Blue Cathedral by Comets On Fire	2004	84
191	Old Ramon by Red House Painters	2001	84
192	Mwng by Super Furry Animals	2000	84
193	Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee	2006	84
194	No! by They Might Be Giants	2002	84
195	The Evening Of My Best Day by Rickie Lee Jones	2003	84
196	S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. by Out Hud	2002	84
197	Silver Lake by Vic Chesnutt	2003	84
198	Indestructible by Rancid	2003	84
199	5 by Town & Country	2003	84
200	Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine	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	Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces by Seether	2007	39
11	Shwayze by Shwayze	2008	39
12	Jagged Little Pill Acoustic by Alanis Morissette	2005	40
13	Liz Phair by Liz Phair	2003	40
14	Never Gone by Backstreet Boys	2005	40
15	A Lively Mind by Paul Oakenfold	2006	40
16	Gameface by Master P	2001	40
17	A Day Without Rain by Enya	2000	41
18	14 Shades Of Grey by Staind	2003	41
19	All The Right Reasons by Nickelback	2005	41
20	Hoodstar by Chingy	2006	41
21	One Of The Boys by Katy Perry	2008	42
22	It Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart	2002	42
23	T.O.S. (Terminate On Sight) by G-Unit	2008	42
24	Baptism by Lenny Kravitz	2004	43
25	I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson	2005	43
26	Crown Royal by Run-D.M.C.	2001	43
27	This Is A Fix by The Automatic	2008	43
28	Charmbracelet by Mariah Carey	2002	43
29	Generation by Audio Bullys	2006	44
30	The Weirdness by The Stooges	2007	44
31	Mission Accomplished [EP] by Tricky	2001	44
32	Hannicap Circus by Bizarre	2005	44
33	Earth To The Dandy Warhols by Dandy Warhols	2008	44
34	Good Morning Revival by Good Charlotte	2007	45
35	Democrazy by Damon Albarn	2003	45
36	Como Ama Una Mujer by Jennifer Lopez	2007	45
37	All That I Am by Santana	2005	45
38	Blood In My Eye by Ja Rule	2003	45
39	Forever by Spice Girls	2000	45
40	True Magic [First Version] by Mos Def	2006	45
41	My Conscience And I by Remi Nicole	2007	46
42	Weird Revolution by Butthole Surfers	2001	46
43	Lost And Found by Mudvayne	2005	46
44	Tourist by Athlete	2005	46
45	Hotel by Moby	2005	47
46	Other People's Songs by Erasure	2003	47
47	Types Of Wood by Whirlwind Heat	2006	47
48	Have Mercy by The Mooney Suzuki	2007	47
49	Concrete Rose by Ashanti	2004	47
50	Double Bubble by Stereo MC's	2008	47
51	This Is Forever by She Wants Revenge	2007	47
52	Pullhair Rubeye by Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan	2007	47
53	BareNaked by Jennifer Love Hewitt	2002	47
54	Happy Ending by Dogstar	2000	47
55	Outta Sight / Outta Mind by The Datsuns	2004	47
56	The Battle For Everything by Five For Fighting	2004	47
57	Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown	2008	47
58	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge by Def Leppard	2008	47
59	Chapter V by Staind	2005	48
60	When It All Goes South by Alabama	2001	48
61	Studio 150 by Paul Weller	2004	48
62	Beyond The Neighbourhood by Athlete	2007	48
63	Rascalize by The Rascals	2008	48
64	Renaissance by Lionel Richie	2001	48
65	Wanderlust by Gavin Rossdale	2008	48
66	The End of All Things to Come by Mudvayne	2002	48
67	Monkey Business by Black Eyed Peas	2005	48
68	Stealing Of A Nation by Radio 4	2004	48
69	Second Round's On Me by Obie Trice	2006	48
70	P.D.A. by Hey Willpower	2008	48
71	Take A Look In The Mirror by Korn	2003	49
72	30 Seconds to Mars by 30 Seconds to Mars	2002	49
73	Pull The Pin by Stereophonics	2007	49
74	Marshall's House by John Squire	2004	49
75	Gemstones by Adam Green	2005	49
76	Switzerland by Electric Six	2006	49
77	Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit	2000	49
78	Theology by Sinead O'Connor	2007	50
79	Underclass Hero by Sum 41	2007	50
80	Eminem Presents: The Re-Up by Eminem	2006	50
81	Behind The Sun by Chicane	2000	50
82	Birds Of Pray by Live	2003	50
83	Blood Sport by Sneaker Pimps	2002	50
84	Press The Spacebar by Chicks On Speed	2005	50
85	Faceless by Godsmack	2003	50
86	Brassbound by The Ordinary Boys	2005	50
87	Everybody Hertz [EP] by Air	2002	50
88	Duke Lion Fights The Terror!! by Bigdumbface	2001	50
89	Songs From Black Mountain by Live	2006	50
90	Necessary Evil by Deborah Harry	2007	50
91	More Than You Think You Are by matchbox twenty	2002	50
92	Lost And Found by Will Smith	2005	50
93	A Little More Personal (Raw) by Lindsay Lohan	2005	50
94	Winning Days by The Vines	2004	50
95	Lions by The Black Crowes	2001	50
96	Time Changes Everything by John Squire	2002	50
97	Rotten Apple by Lloyd Banks	2006	51
98	Amateur Night In The Big Top by Shaun William Ryder	2003	51
99	Tical 0: The Prequel by Method Man	2004	51
100	Don't Tread On Me by 311	2005	51

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Top 200 Scores: The Best-Reviewed Albums

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