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 172 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,420.
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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).
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Ænima rankings summary
Overall rank: 243rd | 1990s rank: 49th | 1996 rank: 4th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 13:55 | Scrabbler | 290 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 18:45 |  DommeDamian | 7,627 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 22:11 | Skerns | 5,167 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 15:33 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 16:34 |  HaterOfTobyFox | 138 | 80/100 |
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ThuramThugood 01/27/2025 12:25 | #307260
Album Rating: 75.73
(833/11)
Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Ænima
17.09.1996
1.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Stinkfist 84
2.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Eulogy 81
3.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - H. 84
4.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Useful Idiot n/a (30) n/a
5.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Forty-Six & 2. 78
6.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Message To Harry Manback. n/a (68) n/a
7.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Hooker With A Penis 70
8.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Intermission n/a (32) n/a
9.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Jimmy 73
10.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Die Eier Von Satan 66
11.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Pushit 83
12.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Cesaro Summability n/a (33) n/a
13.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Ænema 84
14.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - (-) Ions 59
15.Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Third Eye 71
Ranked in order:
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Stinkfist 84
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Ænema 84
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - H. 84
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Pushit 83
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Eulogy 81
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Forty-Six & 2. 78
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Jimmy 73
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Third Eye 71
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Hooker With A Penis 70
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Message To Harry Manback. n/a (68) n/a
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Die Eier Von Satan 66
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - (-) Ions 59
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Cesaro Summability n/a (33) n/a
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Intermission n/a (32) n/a
* Tool (Aenima - USA - Sep 96) - Useful Idiot n/a (30) n/a (Edited)
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doombringer 04/16/2024 11:16 | #303009
doombringer 04/16/2024 11:16 | #303009
''...und keine Eier ! '' (Edited)
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mv3k 03/29/2024 09:53 | #302734
Very good progressive metal, my only complaint is it drags a bit by the end of the album, some of the lyrics and annoying interludes. (Edited)
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pinkfreud1981 10/12/2022 16:07 | #290403
Great album. A little too long, I don´t really like the interludes a lot. But the highlights are amazing. Overall a great experience, with a few changes I would call it a materpiece. (Edited)
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Jboy56 04/20/2022 10:07 | #284422
Jboy56 04/20/2022 10:07 | #284422
Epic and big metal symphony. Psin ful and long, but quite rewsrding for bad days on planet aEarth (Edited)
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wizardalien 02/12/2022 20:45 | #281206
Some real highlights on here - Stinkfist which is a rare 100/100 and one of my all-time favourites, Push It, Anema, Eulogy and 46 & 2. But there are too many pointless interludes that offer absolutely nothing. So it doesn't work as an album for me. Remove all the filler, and then it's a great album. Listening to it all is just a chore. Such a shame. (Edited)
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Untitled 11/14/2021 21:20 | #276272
This is a great album filled with fantastic moments that you can enjoy every time you revisit. The songs that really stood out to me on the record was the title track, Forty Six & 2 and Stinkfist. All of them are aggressive and possess phenomenal guitar work and vocal performances and they really demonstrate TOOL at its strongest. This standard is also upheld on a few other tracks so there is always another reason to keep on listening. However, the record does feel a bit filler heavy with the 77 minute run time being really dragged out. This is mainly due to the interludes which are pretty much pointless and do disrupt the flow of the album. Furthermore, there are whole songs that do feel a little unnecessary and I do sometimes skip them when I listen to the record. Overall, this album has phenomenal moments and really highlights the quality of the group and if it was trimmed down or more substance was added to the weaker tracks it could be one of the greatest records ever but it just falls short in my opinion.
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VictorVale 05/16/2021 20:23 | #269846
VictorVale 05/16/2021 20:23 | #269846
Não é atoa que são lendários!
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808sRainbows 04/30/2021 03:05 | #269141
I hate Tool fans so much that it prevents me to give a listen. But, time told me that I got to judge their discography by heart without their pretentious fans telling me what to do. At first few listens, there's nothing experimental or progressive about Tool, but somehow its crusty riffs and drumming astounds me a lot. After their new album in 2019, I had a marathon run of their albums, and finally got to them. I'm not a die-hard Tool fan but their music still sticks to me till this day. Aenima is a collective of great songs, although Lateralus got me more attention. (Edited)
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mrmcrook 02/10/2021 20:52 | #266144
Great musical complexity. 'Stinkfist', 'Hooker With A Penis', and the title track absolutely brilliant. Few other good ones, some just average but overall a decent album
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