Cryptograms
by Deerhunter
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Cryptograms is ranked 5th best out of 13 albums by Deerhunter on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Deerhunter is Halcyon Digest which is ranked number 287 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,655.
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Cryptograms track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cryptograms 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 |  MadhattanJack | Top 87 Music Albums of 2007 | 49/87 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 33 Music Albums of 2007 | 16/33 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Neon Guide Best Albums 2007 | 4/10 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 91 Music Albums of 2007 | 37/91 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 2007 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | XLR8R Best Albums of 2007 | 8/9 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 87 Music Albums of 2007 | 37/87 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 63 Music Albums of 2007 | 53/63 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 126 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 426 | |||
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Cryptograms ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 04:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,156 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2025 10:04 | cicadelic | 14,127 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 00:12 |  EyeKanFly | 8,986 | 65/100 |
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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 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.0.
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Cryptograms forum mentions
imacgill 4 days ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Repo 02/06/2019 18:14 in What album are you listening to right now?
Komorebi-D 08/01/2017 08:01 in GENRES defined by links to a single band.Cryptograms comments
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Certainly deerhunter''s most experimental work. A heap of sonic guitar effects, distorted vocals and lengthy instrumental sections still make this a great listen however. Fans of halcyon digest may find this to be a bit of an adjustment at first, though fans of shoe gaze/ noise rock acts such as MBV and sonic youth will be instantly enthralled.
Absolutely hypnotic. Put me to sleep, and not in the worst way. Very interesting and imaginative.
It was a very strong listen. Smooth riveting guitar leads, psychedelic wandering cleans vocals, thumping bass, the occasional distorted analogous ambient track. Everything you could want from a Deerhunter album is here.
Best track: Cyptograms.
If you like this I recommend Monomania from their discography it's the most similar.
Cargusbralem 03/16/2019 02:02 | #233633 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm feeling strong Loveless vibes here, but it is nowhere near as classic. It is Deerhunter's most experimental album, creating hypnotic and psychedelic soundscapes on the first half, and more traditional indie and shoegaze on the second half.
Fav track: Octet
7/10 (good album)
I love the way this album flows. The tracks segue into one another really really nicely.
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