O
by Damien Rice

Album
O by Damien Rice
Year: 2002
Release date: 2002-02-01
Overall rank: 971st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 361 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2002 (17th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (151st)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (971st)

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Damien Rice bestography

O is ranked as the best album by Damien Rice.

Damien Rice album bestography « Higher ranked
- This album (971st)
O Lower ranked (3,626th) »
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O track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Delicate
Average Rating: 84 (86 votes)Comments: View 0
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Volcano
Average Rating: 84 (87 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Blower's Daughter
Average Rating: 88 (105 votes)Comments: View 1
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Cannonball
Average Rating: 86 (100 votes)Comments: View 0
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Older Chests
Average Rating: 80 (71 votes)Comments: View 0
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Amie
Average Rating: 83 (77 votes)Comments: View 2
7.
Cheers Darlin'
Average Rating: 79 (68 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Cold Water
Average Rating: 80 (72 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
I Remember
Average Rating: 80 (68 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Eskimo
Average Rating: 81 (71 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Prague [Hidden Track]
Average Rating: 79 (6 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Silent Night [Hidden Track]
Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: View 0

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O rankings

O rankings summary
Overall rank: 971st | 2000s rank: 151st | 2002 rank: 17th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 361 votes)
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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 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.


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O forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 09/16/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5437): By Untitled
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Untitled () 1. (1989) 2. by (1979) 3. by (1998) 4. by by (1996) 6. by (2000) 7. (2005) 8. by (1994) 9. by (1975) 10. by (1985) 11. (1991) 12. (1966) 13. (2001) 14. by (1959) 15. by (1999) 16. by (1965) 17. (2008) 18. by (1966) 19. (1977) 20.…”
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90/100
From 02/05/2017 02:04 | #184923 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of THE greatest singer-songwriter records of the 21st century. Damien Rice couples his great lyricism with passionate singing to make his debut a modern masterpiece.
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From 05/30/2016 23:34 | #167338 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A beautiful acoustic record in the vein of Nick Drake, O, is a stunning album full of great songs. Damien Rice's debut LP is the ultimate late night record, a perfect chill out album. There are some strong songs here in, cannonball, Amie, and the blower's daughter. Volcano, is another excellent cut. A great record which Rice has yet to match.
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From 04/25/2018 17:33 | #213628 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Both this album and Damien Rice in general (including his underrated latest album) have been a grower for me. I would describe this album in three words: simple, delicate and passionate. (Edited)
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From 05/07/2011 16:20 | #21263 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
You should get drunk and sad listening to it. I do it a lot
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95/100
From 08/18/2015 01:06 | #147872 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A combination of simplicity and beauty that cannot be met by most.
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