Back To Bedlam
by James Blunt
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Back To Bedlam is ranked as the best album by James Blunt.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Back To Bedlam rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,532nd | 2000s rank: 770th | 2004 rank: 72nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 12 Europe British Isles | 19/100 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 2 | 68/100 | - |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 2004 | 50/50 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2004 | 18/20 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 2 | 45/100 | - |
| 2026 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 28 Music Albums of 2004 | 26/28 | 1 |
| 2026 |  SomethingSpecial | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 90/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 319 | |||
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| ! | 09/13/2026 13:25 |  Tamthebam | 23,330 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 16:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,265 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 21:30 |  Milhaud | 2,171 | 71/100 |
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dihansse 02/17/2017 20:55 in My discoveries per year“My last contribution of albums I listened to of 2004: - (nr 46 on the overall BEA top chart of 2004): terrible album - (nr 47): in it's genre not bad but not really my style - (nr 48): also not really for me - (nr 49): I don't understand why this is so high ranked - (nr 51): I quite liked the…”
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corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/18/2017 17:21 | #189473 | TOP COMMENT
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corenfro TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/18/2017 17:21 | #189473 | TOP COMMENT
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If you're going to dismiss the entire genre of oasis-influenced soft rock as trite and appealing only to teen girls, then you're going to probably agree with the low rating of this album. That's not something I can entirely fault you for as there's a lot of crap from this genre and time period that refuses to die (thanks Ed Sheeran)
That said, if you're willing to overlook those connotations, Blunt has some pretty tunes in the first half of this album. Some of these are memorable pop songs from the early 2000s that I remember fondly, and I refuse to feel shame for that. "You're Beautiful" is a cute love song, "Goodbye My Lover" is probably his most popular and most hated song, but I remember getting it after it's appearance in an episode of "The Office" and listened to it a bunch as it resonated me at the time. Many of the other songs are enjoyable listens, it's not terrible background or study music.
This record has it's place. It's not a groundbreaking Radiohead record that takes dozens of listens to digest and is challenging, but that doesn't mean it's talent-less trash music. In fact, outside of the level of BEA pretentiousness this is actually a well reviewed album.
I'm not saying this is going to blow your mind or added anything groundbreaking to the face of music but to completely pan it as trash is an overreaction. (Edited)
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Guilty pleasures.. We all have them! (Edited)
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Great pop rock/folk rock album. Best 10 songs average is 94,3/100 and the album can get great 95/100. Best and full scoring songs are "High", "You're beautiful" and "Wisemen", followed by "Goodbye my lover", "Tears and rain" and "So long, Jimmy" all 90/100. All other songs good 85/100. Favourite!
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Some good ones but also there are some not-so-good ones.
Average.
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There 's an undeniable element of nostalgia, but I would hardly listen to it nowadays. (Edited)
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