Turn On The Bright Lights
by Interpol

Album
Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
Year: 2002
Release date: 2002-08-20
Overall rank: 89th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,653 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2002 (2nd)
Award Top 10 albums of of the 2000s (9th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (89th)

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Interpol bestography

Turn On The Bright Lights is ranked as the best album by Interpol.

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Turn On The Bright Lights track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Untitled
Average Rating: 90 (455 votes)Comments: View 5
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Obstacle 1
Average Rating: 92 (501 votes)Comments: View 11
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NYC
Average Rating: 88 (421 votes)Comments: View 6
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PDA
Average Rating: 89 (430 votes)Comments: View 4
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Say Hello To The Angels
Average Rating: 87 (388 votes)Comments: View 5
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Hands Away
Average Rating: 84 (354 votes)Comments: View 3
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Obstacle 2
Average Rating: 84 (361 votes)Comments: View 2
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Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
Average Rating: 87 (385 votes)Comments: View 4
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Roland
Average Rating: 84 (351 votes)Comments: View 2
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The New
Average Rating: 86 (369 votes)Comments: View 3
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Leif Erikson
Average Rating: 87 (377 votes)Comments: View 4

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Turn On The Bright Lights rankings

Turn On The Bright Lights rankings summary
Overall rank: 89th | 2000s rank: 9th | 2002 rank: 2nd  Overall chart history
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84/100 (from 1,653 votes)
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 !		27 hours ago DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,78848/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.5/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.


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Turn On The Bright Lights forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 38 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5446): By RasmV
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25/100
From 09/18/2024 19:02 | #305316
Whiny to the point of grating, snotty without ever being charming, and completely overhyped. (Edited)
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From 10/08/2023 17:28 | #299406
So let me get this straight! She can read AND she's bad?!?! Damn bro that's wild. (Edited)
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From 09/25/2023 06:12 | #299232
Some fascinating songs that just kind of unravel, moving in different directions as they go on. My favorite moments of this album are the extended droney codas that make me suddenly realize I've forgotten how the song started.
I generally think that the Joy Division comparisons sell this album short; plus, I'm certain that Television comparisons would be more apt. (Edited)
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From 05/03/2023 09:00 | #296552
Great album that captures the essence of what made post punk albums of the late 1970's in New York so important to that particular time by repurposing it for a new generation. (Edited)
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From 09/14/2022 23:05 | #289676
Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights is a very unique album. Being recorded in the shadow of 9/11 in New York City, it is one of the few records that truly captures a mood of the time it was released. There hasn’t been a more vulnerable time in recent history(aside from COVID-19), and you can truly get that moody and almost lost vibe from this record. (Edited)
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