Evil Empire
by Rage Against The Machine
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Rage Against The Machine bestography
Evil Empire is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Rage Against The Machine on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rage Against The Machine is Rage Against The Machine which is ranked number 114 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,077.
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Evil Empire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Evil Empire 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 | amirmishali | Top 48 Music Albums of 1996 | 21/48 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1996 | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 | Turner100 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 1/40 | 94 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 45 Music Albums of 1996 | 31/45 | 2 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest American Albums | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 85 Music Albums of the 1990s | 54/85 | 8 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Albums 101-200 | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jhuik | Best/ Favourite Songs of All Time | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 | ERadio | Top 75 Music Albums of 1996 | 8/75 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 274 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,128 | |||
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Evil Empire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 15:33 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2026 02:45 |  cestuneblague | 8,261 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2026 12:44 | mizzle | 1,556 | 82/100 |
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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 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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Evil Empire forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5426): By Keatownrodriguez BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsEvil Empire comments
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It was always going to be difficult for them backing up their debut and it shows. It's slightly unremarkable compared to the debut but it's still RATM. And nobody except RATM sounds like RATM. It is however the runt of the litter of their studio albums of original material they released. (Edited)
I think this is the least understood album out of the RATM catalogue, both musically and lyrically and is fairly unique to their debut. Some very personal but urgently political lyrics are conveyed here by Zack de la Rocha that are deeply rooted in human suffering and inequality, and especially aimed at narcissistic US govt during the cold war era, including their agendas to build a wall with Mexico. In the process he rolls off some brilliant metaphors. Clearly it was gonna be a tough ask for these guys to produce a follow-up as good as their debut, but to their credit they maintained their authenticity here. There are some awesome riffs and driving rhythms belted out with high energy and Tom Morello's guitar work is unique and brilliantly done (the same could be said for the other two albums, but it stands out especially here) - not easily replicated by any guitarist. Not as many hits on this one as their debut but still packs a mighty punch. (Edited)
Their weakest studio album (not including Renegades), but still great. Very consistent and an easy listen. My highlights are Bulls On Parade, Snakecharmer, Down Rodeo and Revolver.
Not as good as their debut, but still really good.
Favorites: Bulls On Parade; Down Rodeo. (Edited)
Keatownrodriguez 08/27/2019 21:09 | #241800 | TOP COMMENT
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Shorter more energetic track than their self titled, which is more my speed, just power through the song and leave you sweating after, it's bliss
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