Laid
by James
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James bestography
Laid is ranked as the best album by James.
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Laid track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Laid 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 | joathome | Top 66 Music Albums of 1993 | 34/66 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 75 Music Albums of 1993 | 61/75 | 1 |
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 16 Music Albums of 1993 | 4/16 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1993 | 38/91 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Indie albums of the year 1993 by Radio X | 23/25 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Albums 101-200 | 36/100 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 61 Music Albums of 1993 | 5/61 | 5 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 28/100 | 15 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 162 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 794 | |||
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Laid ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/17/2026 18:56 | mash | 1,494 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 17:33 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,692 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 22:40 | wizardalien | 901 | 48/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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Laid forum mentions
pedro1976 21 hours ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 05/07/2024 16:56 in What album are you listening to right now?
Mercury 01/19/2021 16:55 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionLaid comments
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/17/2013 18:09 | #73621 | TOP COMMENT
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A album overlooked by the prejudice that James are a one hit wonder whose only good song is "Laid". This album totally blew me away after I lifted my own prejudice against it.
Quite simply, for me, one of the top 10 best albums ever made - how it has gone under the radar I do not know. It is superb, lyrically & sonically. Brian Eno was working with the band in this era and you can hear it come through in the music, it's subtle, emotional and takes the listener on a dreamy trip. Fantastic ! (Edited)
Can't believe how low this album is ranked on the overall chart. Such a classic indie album. I love the singer's voice. My highlights are Sometimes (one of my favourite songs ever), Laid, Five-O, PS and Say Something. I would rank this a bit higher but there are a few filler tracks that I can't get into and therefore lower the overall score - Lullaby, Dream Thrum, Knuckle Too Far.
"My therapist says not to see you no more, she said you're like a disease without any cure" - Laid. I love the lyrics in this song.
pedro1976 01/13/2024 19:47 | #301148 | TOP COMMENT
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amazing record, just gorgeous... great stuff. (Edited)
marazico 02/19/2016 04:47 | #160188 | TOP COMMENT
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A beautiful, dreamy album only let down by 'Low Low Low'
Makes me drift away.......
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