Kiwanuka
by Michael Kiwanuka
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Michael Kiwanuka bestography
Kiwanuka is ranked as the best album by Michael Kiwanuka.
(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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Kiwanuka track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Kiwanuka 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 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 2019 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 25 Music Albums of 2019 | 13/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Radio X The 25 best Indie Albums of 2019 | 24/25 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | TomTomRock I migliori dischi del 2019 | 19/51 | - |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2019 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2019 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Vibe The 30 Best Albums of 2019 | 19/30 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 85 Music Albums of 2019 | 21/85 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2019 | 61/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 248 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 971 | |||
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Kiwanuka ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/26/2026 14:28 | Mafedere | 873 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2026 07:43 | ASOARE | 2,572 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 13:54 | gravedee | 470 | 45/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.
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Kiwanuka forum mentions
CharlieBarley 05/31/2024 02:06 in Working My Way Through The BEA Overall Chart CharlieBarley 05/31/2024 01:18 in What album are you listening to right now?Kiwanuka comments
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Just in time before the end of the decade, Michael Kiwanuka provides us with one of the most culturally aware records that we've been gifted. No doubt the message may take a few listens to permeate but when it does you really begin to understand just how important this album will be for years to come. The blend of psych and blues is a difficult task to perfect in this era, but in this album Kiwanuka at least makes it his own. Just like many other great albums of times past, I think this will be one that we look back on and appreciate the fearlessness to address topics of tense societal conflicts within the framework of cross-generational genres.
I was a little disappointed with it after my first listen, but by listen number three or so my mind was simply blown. This album takes everything that made Michael Kiwanuka's first two albums great and compounds them. From the excellent lyrics to the irresistible sound that flows so effortlessly through the record to the gorgeous buttery tone of his voice, the whole thing is a near perfect feat. I would say this is likely the album of 2019.
Easily one of the of the most creative, exciting albums this year. Though I had heard a few song by Michael Kiwanuka before (cold little heart, love & hate) this was the first time I listened to one of his albums all the way through. Not only was I extremely inpressed but it also made me want to listen to the rest of his work too. Right now, this is my favorite of his projects and one of my favorite albums from this year. I'd love to see this get more recognition!
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/01/2019 16:09 | #244337 | TOP COMMENT
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A pretty good and consistent record, but Hard To Say Goodbye is a clear standout, what a song
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/07/2020 19:29 | #247572 | TOP COMMENT
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This is my shit. Perfect sound and influences, just the right amount of everything that's good. What shit review. Anyways, you reckon that danger mouse bloke might come round my house and produce my pish for nowt? If I won the lottery I'd get him to produce an album and get ghostface to do a verse, then sell it to shkreli for a mil. Word.
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