Extraordinary Machine
by Fiona Apple
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Fiona Apple bestography
Extraordinary Machine is ranked 5th best out of 5 albums by Fiona Apple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Fiona Apple is The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do which is ranked number 326 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,069.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Extraordinary Machine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Extraordinary Machine rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 56 Music Albums of 2005 | 13/56 | 4 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 92 Music Albums of 2005 | 38/92 | 3 |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 22 Music Albums of 2005 | 11/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 46 Music Albums of 2005 | 30/46 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2005 | 24/95 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 210 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 805 | |||
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Extraordinary Machine ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/13/2026 13:27 | Tamthebam | 23,301 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2026 20:51 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2026 05:20 |  slatsheit | 2,074 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Extraordinary Machine forum mentions
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planetneutral 02/13/2021 02:21 in planetneutral's Master Rating Log 2021-Extraordinary Machine comments
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dmercado 02/01/2015 03:38 | #133503 | TOP COMMENT
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I've always been surprised by the low rank of this album since I consider it to be her second best. Then I realized it's because I've been listening to bootleg version of this album all along! *MIND BLOWN* Extraordinary Machine has two versions - the bootleg Jon Brion version and the official Mike Elizondo release. The Brion bootleg is generally celebrated because of its dense production filled with colorful George Martin-esque string arrangements and many people were disappointed when she released instead the Elizondo version which is stripped of those arrangements and has a more somber quality. I would listen to both versions and figure out which one you like better! :D
A lot better than I was made to think by the rating on here, great album. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/13/2012 17:36 | #40156 | TOP COMMENT
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She's aging like fine wine... Gaining complexity and substance with every album... But why do we have to wait 5 years each time?
Every song on here is a hit. Not About Love (and its music video) are astounding. I can't believe this isn't considered her masterpiece.
joannajewsom 08/31/2008 19:18 | #1018 | TOP COMMENT
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I agree. The original version is better. If only that would have been completed and mixed...
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