Brutalism
by Idles
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Idles bestography
Brutalism is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Idles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Idles is Joy As An Act Of Resistance. which is ranked number 531 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,250.
(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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Brutalism 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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Brutalism rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2017 | 2/98 | 5 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0001-0100* | 68/80 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | AllMusic Best Of 2017 | 28/70 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 38 Music Albums of 2017 | 20/38 | 3 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 46 Music Albums of 2017 | 9/46 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 47 Music Albums of 2017 | 30/47 | 2 |
| 2026 | rlang36 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 63/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 198 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 919 | |||
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Brutalism ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/13/2026 11:07 |  DommeDamian | 7,745 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 15:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,630 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 21:39 | luukvdschepop | 751 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5370): By Nagaiwolfwood
neilgee 02/02/2026 20:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 09/07/2021 02:47 in What album are you listening to right now?Brutalism comments
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74.1 (Edited)
Oct19. We were all just a little slow with this band in Australia. I am sure if we did our 7Rock top 2017 albums list now, it would make it. This is my first play through, though I have heard some of the songs recently. The album lives up to its name with the opening three tracks: 'Heel/Heal', 'Well Done' & 'Mother'. Their lyrics are fantastic shout-outs to modern society (and the 'living in the past' attitude of a lot of the UK it seems). The deep bass and drum opening of 'Divide & Conquer' is heavy. The second half did not hold my attention as well, but it is my first full listen. An angry album that does not rely on on mindless ranting but points the finger directly at the problems. 3.5/5
LebowskiRams 04/29/2020 20:50 | #250678
Solid framework that helped create the classic that is Joy
What a solid debut for IDLES. I came to this record after listening to Joy and was well impressed by its roughness, a pure dose of hardcore / post hardcore punk that it actually sounds fresh and current. Perfect songs for a stunning punk performance which I luckily had the chance to witness.
Fantastic energy adding some much needed edge to an at times insipid industry. Love this band, put this on your must listen list.
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