Hug Of Thunder
by Broken Social Scene
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Broken Social Scene bestography
Hug Of Thunder is ranked 4th best out of 14 albums by Broken Social Scene on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Broken Social Scene is You Forgot It In People which is ranked number 313 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,304.
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Hug Of Thunder track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hug Of Thunder rankings
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Hug Of Thunder ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 19:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,946 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 03:52 | brent13 | 2,128 | 67/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 19:55 | LosWochos | 47,314 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2026 09:07 |  Purplepash | 4,932 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 22:36 | ChaseHavens | 5 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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Everybody is back! Loved hearing everybody contributing on this album, Feist, Amy and Emily. Ariel Engle did great live filling in, and on her own songs. Saw them a few days after Gord Downie died and Kevin Drew soldiered on but with a couple of rough patches and a walk off stage, but came back strong. Tough night but we (the crowd) needed the music.
Just love the album and the vinyl comes with a bonus tune.
HoldenM 11/02/2017 22:56 | #200466 | TOP COMMENT
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2017 has been a shit show. If ever an album were to save us with a glimmer of genuine hope, Broken Social Scene's Hug of Thunder is the one to do it. This is a big, bright, beautiful beacon, and I'm glad it exists.
junodog4 10/12/2017 02:21 | #199406 | TOP COMMENT
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Broken Social Scene goes for a big sound, especially in the first half. These guys have quietly built quite the discography. In many ways, this sounds like what Arcade Fire meant to do.
SleepDealer 07/16/2017 19:42 | #194415 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is really excellent, even if it dips a little in the second half. Definitely a return to form after so long.
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