Californication
by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Album
Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Year: 1999
Release date: 1999-06-08
Overall rank: 212th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 1,668 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1999 (3rd)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1990s (42nd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (212th)

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Red Hot Chili Peppers bestography

Californication is ranked 2nd best out of 24 albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Red Hot Chili Peppers is Blood Sugar Sex Magik which is ranked number 183 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,920.

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Blood Sugar Sex Magik This album (212th)
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Californication track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Around The World
Average Rating: 85 (339 votes)Comments: View 4
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Parallel Universe
Average Rating: 85 (315 votes)Comments: View 3
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Scar Tissue
Average Rating: 90 (485 votes)Comments: View 6
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Otherside
Average Rating: 90 (427 votes)Comments: View 5
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Get On Top
Average Rating: 76 (256 votes)Comments: View 4
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Californication
Average Rating: 90 (512 votes)Comments: View 9
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Easily
Average Rating: 81 (265 votes)Comments: View 2
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Porcelain
Average Rating: 77 (248 votes)Comments: View 6
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Emit Remmus
Average Rating: 75 (240 votes)Comments: View 3
10.
I Like Dirt
Average Rating: 71 (241 votes)Comments: View 3
11.
This Velvet Glove
Average Rating: 80 (236 votes)Comments: View 2
12.
Savior
Average Rating: 76 (229 votes)Comments: View 1
13.
Purple Stain
Average Rating: 76 (230 votes)Comments: View 3
14.
Right On Time
Average Rating: 75 (232 votes)Comments: View 3
15.
Road Trippin'
Average Rating: 84 (289 votes)Comments: View 2

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Californication rankings

Californication rankings summary
Overall rank: 212th | 1990s rank: 42nd | 1999 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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Californication ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 1,668 votes)
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 !		09/14/2026 20:22 Foxforce5  Ratings distribution  48575/100
 
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 !		07/23/2026 14:06 TheWongs  Ratings distribution  85071/100

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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 79.1/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 131 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5438): By luigybetis
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From 05/06/2026 10:15 | #314333
Excellent (Edited)
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From 06/30/2025 13:45 | #309797
I can't recall ever living life not knowing about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They were my first obsession, one that is as strong today as it was during my childhood years. And this was the album that sparked that obsession and captured my imagination. If I could only take one record on a desert island, it would be this one.

How John Frusciante was able to rise from the ashes and team up again with his bandmates to make what I consider to be the holy grail of all albums is beyond me. But he did it, and that was just the start, as the Chili Peppers conquered the world, and proved why they were not only the greatest live band in the world, but also great innovators in the studio. (Edited)
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From 05/28/2025 00:32 | #309158
From their golden era. Lot of their best songs on this. Even the songs that weren't commercially pushed are good. That's what makes this one of their stronger albums. No real weak points. (Edited)
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From 05/06/2023 08:13 | #296669
A masterpiece (Edited)
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