Lil' Beethoven
by Sparks

Lil' Beethoven by Sparks
Year: 2002
Overall rank: 6,224th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 49 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2002 (119th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,072nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,224th)

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Sparks bestography

Lil' Beethoven is ranked 6th best out of 38 albums by Sparks on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sparks is Kimono My House which is ranked number 1019 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,710.

Sparks album bestography « Higher ranked (5,647th)
Indiscreet
This album (6,224th)
Lil' Beethoven
Lower ranked (6,993rd) »
Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins

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Lil' Beethoven rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,224th | 2000s rank: 1,072nd | 2002 rank: 119th
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2026 LiedzeitTop 82 Music Albums of the 2000s3/8220
2026 TamthebamTop 96 Music Albums of 200211/964
2026fabm0List 2002 Pt 219/47 -
2026 WasinskiTop 80 Music Albums of 20021/805
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s34/10013
2025 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s46/10011
2025arnellarsenTop 97 Music Albums of 20024/975
2025 LiedzeitAllSparks9/33 -
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Sparks (US) - Ranked21/38 -
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200239/1003
2025 bojolpif71Top 100 Music Albums of 200287/1001
2025 WasinskiTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s10/10018
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200243/1003
2024 ArthurknightTop 99 Music Albums of 20028/995
2024JohnnyoU R C magazine greatest albums of 2000’s (201 - 300)95/100 -
2024 HeliosTop 80 Music Albums of 200263/801
2024 meccaleccaTop 35 Music Albums of 200222/352
2024 flamingyesdeptTop 27 Music Albums of 20024/274
2024cicadelicRecord Collector Best New Albums 200226/36 -
2023 DaydreamerTop 30 Music Albums of 200220/302
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 47
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 213
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 49 votes)
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12/15/2025 05:20 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
75/100
 
07/03/2025 12:18 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,42864/100
 
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05/24/2025 01:11 Mmorrison22  Ratings distribution  2,08577/100
 
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03/09/2025 07:03 TheHutts  Ratings distribution  2,06376/100
 
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11/30/2024 16:23 Liedzeit  Ratings distribution  2,38974/100

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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 77.0/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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From 06/22/2015 02:08 | #144341
Sparks have a history of not being known to the masses despite their genius, and this album takes the top of the chart as 'the best album no one knows of'. maybe it's just too smart for most people? A true work of genius, as the name dropped title suggests.
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From 04/06/2012 14:15 | #39567
I like kimono my house and propaganda, but this is not as good. It has some nice moments, but at times it sounds like a sound track for a stage musical.
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