Life Without Sound
by Cloud Nothings
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Cloud Nothings bestography
Life Without Sound is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Cloud Nothings on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cloud Nothings is Attack On Memory which is ranked number 1077 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,631.
(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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Life Without Sound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Life Without Sound rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 87 Music Albums of 2017 | 75/87 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 59/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 82 Music Albums of 2017 | 80/82 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | top albums, #1101-1200* | 56/78 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 80 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 206 | |||
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Life Without Sound ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 01:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,669 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 09:51 | TonySayers61 | 25,655 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2025 23:50 | asimpkins | 3,167 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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dihansse 12/11/2017 21:50 in Thinning the herd: 2017Life Without Sound comments
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Missing a lot of the edge that made Attack on Memory so special, but it's a solid release. Modern Act is a major standout track.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/20/2017 18:32 | #203620 | TOP COMMENT
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Something was lost on this album, a certain angst or ferocity found on the previous two albums. They're a little less nu-grunge and more rock, which i have no problem with, but the songs are less memorable for me; Dylan sounds more content (or complacent?) and loses some edge as a result.
Better than Here and Nowhere Else, but not as good as Attack on Memory, still nice album with some good tunes.
HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/26/2017 07:45 | #188118 | TOP COMMENT
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I like Cloud Nothings. I like this album. It's pretty good. The only outright dud is "Darkness Rings." Otherwise, this gets better with every listen.
Strange year is awesome!
Favorite tracks: Up To The Surface, Internal World, The Modern Act, Strange Year, Realize My Fate
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