Permutation
by Amon Tobin
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Amon Tobin bestography
Permutation is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Amon Tobin on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Amon Tobin is Bricolage which is ranked number 2633 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 602.
(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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Permutation track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Permutation rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 60 Music Albums of 1998 | 22/60 | 3 |
| 2026 | Drbassexpert24 | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/91 | 14 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 63 Music Albums of 1998 | 59/63 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1998 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | UnliveableWilts | My Top 250 Albums (101-200) | 48/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ButterThumbz | Even More Scientific Abstract Type Shit! | 6/73 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 98 Music Albums of 1998 | 38/98 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 70 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 269 | |||
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Permutation ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 13:56 | Scrabbler | 292 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 03:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,692 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 08:24 | Liks_on_music | 656 | 81/100 |
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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 78.0/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Permutation forum mentions
neilgee 08/07/2026 05:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
NoisyBeast 06/04/2021 17:52 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 03/01/2021 20:04 in My discoveries per yearPermutation comments
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JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/28/2018 21:03 | #206710 | TOP COMMENT
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An interesting IDM album for sure. I like the jazz influences a lot. The production seems a little thin an/or dated, but that's to be expected. There are some interesting moments, such as Sordid and Bridge, but also many tracks that overstay their welcome by a few minutes. I think this would be more digestible at a single-LP length instead of a double.
75/100
dihansse 03/01/2021 20:09 | #266835 | TOP COMMENT
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Brazilian cross-over between jungle and jazz with fantastic rhythms.
VictorVale 05/28/2021 20:05 | #270140
Tobin quebra tudo com esse jazz de bateria eletrônica!!
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