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60 31Knots
74 Absentee
71 AC/DC
70 The Academy Is...
72 Ryan Adams
79 Alias
67 The Aliens
66 All That Remains
46 Brett Anderson
75 Theresa Andersson
66 Annuals
79 Antony And The Johnsons
76 Apollo Sunshine
78 Apse
58 David Archuleta
76 Aterciopelados
72 Attic Lights
47 The Automatic
75 Joan Baez
79 Belle & Sebastian
66 Beyonce
80 Blitzen Trapper
69 Bloc Party
83 Bound Stems
73 Brightblack Morning Light
64 The Broken West
65 The Bronx
74 Ane Brun
50 Buckcherry
77 Lindsey Buckingham
92 Buena Vista Social Club
56 Caesars
78 Calexico
70 Glen Campbell
73 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
64 Castanets
63 Cats In Paris
66 Chairlift
63 Tracy Chapman
73 The Chemical Brothers
60 Kenny Chesney
82 The Clash
66 Cold War Kids
67 David Cook
70 Nikka Costa
60 Crooked Fingers
78 Rodney Crowell
76 Crystal Stilts
70 The Cure
46 Dandy Warhols
59 Kimya Dawson
72 Dead Confederate
72 The Dears
74 Death Vessel
81 Deerhoof
81 Deerhunter
78 Delta Spirit
79 Damien Dempsey
70 Brett Dennen
78 Department Of Eagles
73 Angela Desveaux
68 Devin The Dude
73 Dido
79 Ani DiFranco
58 DJ Khaled
82 DJ/rupture
66 The Donkeys
54 Dr. Dooom
66 Dragonette
77 DragonForce
78 The Duhks
79 Dungen
86 Bob Dylan
82 Eagles Of Death Metal
81 Mathias Eick
78 El Guincho
57 Electric Six
73 Brian Eno + David Byrne
64 Everlast
67 The Fiery Furnaces
62 Ben Folds
69 Free Blood
74 Friendly Fires
84 Fucked Up
71 Fujiya & Miyagi
65 The Game
77 Gang Gang Dance
78 Morgan Geist
74 Giant Sand
79 Girl Talk
69 Girls Aloud
82 Glasvegas
75 Gojira
61 Golden Animals
83 Grails
61 Growing
67 Gym Class Heroes
75 GZA
72 Juliana Hatfield
76 Hauschka
65 Her Space Holiday
75 High Places
49 Hinder
71 Jolie Holland
79 David Holmes
81 Horse Feathers
64 Howling Hex
58 Jennifer Hudson
71 Human Highway
78 Hush Arbors
67 Ice Cube
70 I'm From Barcelona
68 Jack's Mannequin
69 Jaguar Love
73 James
59 Japanese Motors
64 Jem
80 The Jesus And Mary Chain
81 Johann Johannsson
67 Grace Jones
74 Damien Jurado
69 Kaiser Chiefs
64 Keane
76 Toby Keith
83 B.B. King
63 Kings Of Leon
79 The Knux
78 Koushik
74 Lady GaGa
72 Ladyhawke
75 Lambchop
72 Ray LaMontagne
74 Land Of Talk
68 John Legend
75 Jenny Lewis
76 Lykke Li
82 Lindstrom
72 Little Joy
60 The Little Ones
57 LL Cool J
75 Love Is All
81 Patty Loveless
79 Luomo
73 Madlib
65 Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
68 Mercury Rev
78 Metallica
70 Metronomy
57 Ingrid Michaelson
76 Mogwai
77 Juana Molina
67 Monkey
75 Moondoggies
63 Motorhead
79 Mount Eerie
46 Mudvayne
66 Mugison
73 Murs
84 The Music Tapes
61 Nelly
51 New Kids On The Block
77 The New Year
79 Ne-Yo
53 Nickelback
57 Nightmares On Wax
60 The Nightwatchman
62 Noah And The Whale
66 Oasis
76 Jennifer O'Connor
68 O'Death
70 Of Montreal
79 Okkervil River
77 Old Crow Medicine Show
54 The Organ
65 Joan Osborne
77 Brad Paisley
84 Pale Young Gentlemen
78 Amanda Palmer
65 Parenthetical Girls
89 Aaron Parks
76 Parts & Labor
74 Passion Pit
73 Lee "Scratch" Perry
67 Peter Bjorn And John
64 The Peth
51 Kellie Pickler
69 Pink
73 Benoît Pioulard
70 Pivot
54 Plain White T's
89 Plush
40 Daniel Powter
77 The Pretenders
51 Pussycat Dolls
84 Q-Tip
42 Queen + Paul Rodgers
75 Ra Ra Riot
71 Rafter
74 Raglani
57 Razorlight
69 Lou Reed
74 Religious Knives
62 Rex The Dog
65 Rise Against
76 Roots Manuva
74 The Rosebuds
66 Darius Rucker
83 Arthur Russell
80 Raphael Saadiq
60 Sam Champion
67 School of Seven Bells
75 The Sea And Cake
60 Seal
69 Seasick Steve
65 Secret Machines
81 Pete Seeger
71 Serena-Maneesh
68 The Shaky Hands
72 Blake Shelton
39 Shwayze
58 Jessica Simpson
68 Slipknot
88 The Smiths
72 Todd Snider
68 Snow Patrol
72 Solange
62 Spinto Band
68 Squarepusher
53 Staind
65 Starfucker
72 Stereolab
82 Marnie Stern
64 The Stills
62 The Streets
73 The Subways
70 Matthew Sweet
81 Taylor Swift
75 T.I.
66 Talkdemonic
64 James Taylor
66 Ten Kens
72 Robin Thicke
67 Thievery Corporation
79 Tindersticks
88 Shugo Tokumaru
75 Emiliana Torrini
72 T-Pain
65 Travis
70 Tricky
68 Trivium
88 TV On The Radio
77 The Uglysuit
92 Underoath
56 UNKLE
74 Chad VanGaalen
71 The Verve
84 Vessels
76 Vivian Girls
79 Volcano!
67 Loudon Wainwright III
84 Butch Walker
79 The Walkmen
82 The Week That Was
73 White Denim
77 Wild Beasts
78 Wilderness
71 Hank Williams III
72 Lucinda Williams
67 Michelle Williams
70 Brian Wilson
73 Lee Ann Womack
63 XX Teens
72 Rachael Yamagata
60 Yo Majesty
72 Young Jeezy

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	XTRMNTR by Primal Scream	2000	90
24	Z by My Morning Jacket	2005	90
25	Since I Left You by The Avalanches	2001	89
26	Neon Golden by The Notwist	2003	89
27	Rounds by Four Tet	2003	89
28	Modern Times by Bob Dylan	2006	89
29	Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott	2001	89
30	HoboSapiens by John Cale	2004	89
31	Fed by Plush	2008	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	Dear Science, by TV On The Radio	2008	88
58	Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	2004	88
59	I Am A Bird Now by Antony And The Johnsons	2005	88
60	Fishscale by Ghostface Killah	2006	88
61	Arular by M.I.A.	2005	88
62	Remedy by Basement Jaxx	1999	88
63	Exit by Shugo Tokumaru	2008	88
64	Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound	2001	87
65	Person Pitch by Panda Bear	2007	87
66	Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes	2008	87
67	The Argument by Fugazi	2001	87
68	Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers	2003	87
69	Showtime by Dizzee Rascal	2004	87
70	Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	2008	87
71	The Dirty South by Drive-By Truckers	2004	87
72	The Town And The City by Los Lobos	2006	87
73	World Without Tears by Lucinda Williams	2003	87
74	Things We Lost In The Fire by Low	2001	87
75	Cold House by Hood	2001	87
76	Now, More Than Ever by Jim Guthrie	2004	87
77	Raising Sand by Robert Plant And Alison Krauss	2007	87
78	Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav	2007	87
79	Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand	2004	87
80	Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós	2001	87
81	Neon Bible by The Arcade Fire	2007	87
82	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco	2002	87
83	Congotronics by Konono No. 1	2005	87
84	Stumble Into Grace by Emmylou Harris	2003	87
85	Phrenology by The Roots	2002	87
86	Favourite Colours by The Sadies	2004	87
87	The Creek Drank The Cradle by Iron & Wine	2002	87
88	Children Running Through by Patty Griffin	2007	87
89	Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens	2004	87
90	Kala by M.I.A.	2007	87
91	Phantom Power by Super Furry Animals	2003	87
92	Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers	2000	87
93	Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem	2007	86
94	One Word Extinguisher by Prefuse 73	2003	86
95	Time (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch	2001	86
96	Comicopera by Robert Wyatt	2007	86
97	Mirrored by Battles	2007	86
98	Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts by M83	2004	86
99	Fixed::Context [EP] by Labradford	2001	86
100	Robyn by Robyn	2008	86
101	Hercules And Love Affair by Hercules And Love Affair	2008	86
102	Estudando o Pagode by Tom Zé	2006	86
103	Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady	2005	86
104	The Decline Of British Sea Power by British Sea Power	2003	86
105	Quicksand / Cradlesnakes by Califone	2003	86
106	Blues Dream by Bill Frisell	2001	86
107	Rings Around The World by Super Furry Animals	2002	86
108	You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene	2003	86
109	Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk	2005	86
110	Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team	2005	86
111	Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 by Jill Scott	2004	86
112	'Sno Angel Like You by Howe Gelb	2006	86
113	Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains Of Wayne	2003	86
114	45:33 by LCD Soundsystem	2007	86
115	LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem	2005	86
116	Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River	2005	86
117	Feast of Wire by Calexico	2003	86
118	What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective by Steinski	2008	86
119	The Futureheads by The Futureheads	2004	86
120	Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder	2005	86
121	Transcendental Blues by Steve Earle	2000	86
122	Fortress by Protest The Hero	2008	86
123	Boxer by The National	2007	86
124	White Blood Cells by The White Stripes	2001	86
125	The Wind by Warren Zevon	2003	86
126	All Hands On The Bad One by Sleater-Kinney	2000	86
127	Little Sparrow by Dolly Parton	2001	86
128	Cee-Lo Green Is The Soul Machine by Cee-Lo	2004	86
129	The Lemon Of Pink by The Books	2003	86
130	Ocean's Eleven OST by David Holmes	2001	86
131	The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell	2003	86
132	OST by 24 Hour Party People	2002	86
133	The Convincer by Nick Lowe	2001	86
134	The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird	2005	85
135	Rook by Shearwater	2008	85
136	Party Music by The Coup	2001	85
137	Life...The Best Game In Town by Harvey Milk	2008	85
138	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes	2005	85
139	Third by Portishead	2008	85
140	Don't Give Up On Me by Solomon Burke	2002	85
141	Didn't

Top 200 Scores: The Best-Reviewed Albums