Ænima
by Tool
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Ænima is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Tool on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tool is Lateralus which is ranked number 174 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,237.
(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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Ænima track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Ænima rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Museman | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 3/100 | 94 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 11/100 | 90 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 22 Music Albums of 1996 | 10/22 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1996 | 5/16 | 4 |
| 2026 | Pavloss | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 68/100 | 33 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 43 Music Albums of 1996 | 6/43 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 753 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6,698 | |||
Ænima collection
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Ænima ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 15:52 | Jacobvinther | 15 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/04/2026 13:46 | Siromynian | 1,801 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2026 08:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,262 | 70/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.
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Ænima forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5465): By elton229View latest topic →
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026View latest topic →
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Ænima comments
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hearing a sinister sounding man on your answering machine saying calmly, " You wanna know something? Fuck you! I want your balls smashed. Eat shit...." to the sound of a beautiful piano,
priceless. (Edited)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/27/2017 19:36 | #186487 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm a late bloomer when it comes to Tool. 10,000 Days became one of my most listened to albums last year as I finally was able to latch on to their music and appreciate it as a listener, not just musician.
Then my discovery of AEnima happened. I didn't put it away for months. There have been few albums I've been obsessed with in my life as much as AEnima. Danny Carey's drumming has influenced my playing in a way I can say only few others have. Maynard's vocals are powerful, memorable, and beautiful. The songs and arrangements are engulfing, the production is next to immaculate, and even the filler interlude songs serve purpose and help the album flow.
This is the Dark Side of the Moon of the 90's.
Just please listen to this album before you die.
I have to admit this probably my least favorite Tool album. The interlude tracks feel completely pointless and really drag down the album for me. Still a great album, but it doesn't appeal to me in the same way it does for most.
Danny Carey's drumming on this album alone is enough to make this album a stone-cold masterpiece, but everything else is executed perfectly.
The lyrics are as tortured as Undertow but nearly as cerebral as Lateralus
It's been my favorite metal album since the middle of Highschool, and I'm about to graduate with my Bachelors. As I've continued to come back to it I've consistently had my mind blown. I doubt it'll ever change.
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