The Incident
by Porcupine Tree
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The Incident is ranked 8th best out of 46 albums by Porcupine Tree on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Porcupine Tree is Fear Of A Blank Planet which is ranked number 453 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,713.
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The Incident track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Incident rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  identifer | Top 25 Music Albums of 2009 | 23/25 | 1 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 80 Music Albums of 2009 | 16/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 91 Music Albums of 2009 | 19/91 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 2009 | 64/95 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2009 | 67/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 72 Music Albums of 2009 | 31/72 | 3 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Steven Wilson Studio Albums Ranked | 6/18 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 50/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 94 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 334 | |||
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The Incident ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 12:53 | robertoveltri | 904 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2026 05:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,630 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2026 10:32 | Leschoses | 121 | 85/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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Romanelli 03/27/2026 19:57 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today dihansse 02/21/2022 21:37 in My discoveries per yearThe Incident comments
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Due to the fact that Porcupine Tree has output so many fantastic albums prior to this, many refer to this as a weak offering. I don't necessarily agree. If you listen to this album in it's own right it is still a very progressive album and quite different from earlier works. Time Flies is equally up there with Lazarus and Arriving Somewhere but Not Here. I think the album has a generally harder and perhaps colder edge, not surprising by the title and inner cover art. For those who find it weaker, maybe give it a few more spins.
Probably their weakest album of the 2000s, but that by no means makes this a bad album. Nice mix of short-and-sweet songs, longer prog songs (Time Flies) and instrumentals. My favourites are Flicker and Circle of Manias.
Maybe because I had heard their previous albums and was waiting for the release of something big, I found this album generally mediocre at first (except for Time Flies). However, it has been a grower and, though it isn't as good as their previous album, it has some good moments inside that "55 minute song" (and some dull moments too).
This has been their last album to date, now Wilson is foucsing on his solo work, which is valuable too.
sageamagoo 01/20/2014 13:57 | #101045 | TOP COMMENT
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It doesn't hold a candle to any of the 6 classic albums that came before it. Personally, I think the ep at the end is the best part (although Time Flies is pretty great)
Time Flies is the real standout point. Must say the "55 minute song" idea does work well for me. I'd like to be off to get some toast 10 minutes in.
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