Origin Of Symmetry
by Muse

Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
Year: 2001
Release date: 2001-06-18
Overall rank: 204th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 1,466 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2001 (7th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 2000s (35th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (204th)

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Muse bestography

Origin Of Symmetry is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Muse on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Muse is Absolution which is ranked number 186 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,915.

Muse album bestography « Higher ranked (186th)
Absolution
This album (204th)
Origin Of Symmetry
Lower ranked (262nd) »
Black Holes And Revelations

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Origin Of Symmetry track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Origin Of Symmetry rankings

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Overall rank: 204th | 2000s rank: 35th | 2001 rank: 7th

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 1,466 votes)
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03/18/2026 00:55 SD100852  Ratings distribution  1,27576/100
 
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02/28/2026 01:19 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/21/2026 05:42 Purplepash  Ratings distribution  4,80275/100

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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 79.5/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.

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75/100
From 09/25/2025 09:10 | #311077
The first time I listened to this album, I hated it. I was very young, barely knew anything about music, and thought most of the songs were too long, too complex, and not immediate enough for me. I changed my mind after hearing Space Dementia and Citizen Erased live. What an incredible guitarist! What an incredible singer!
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90/100
From 12/13/2024 01:59 | #306476
They sound nothing like Radiohead. And if you think this then you don’t really know much about Radiohead. They sound more like an amped-up Queen at times than they do Radiohead. What songs of theirs are similar?
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50/100
From 12/12/2024 17:21 | #306467
Wow! What's this? Another album that sounds like the shitty version of Radiohead. I never would've expect that ;)
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10/100
From 07/21/2024 08:24 | #304448
With all due respect, but Muse always sounds artificial , tryhard and annoying.
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90/100
From 01/21/2024 11:07 | #301366

These guys really rocked at this point in their career. I love the reach of their ambition in this particular album in comparison to the previous album Showbiz.
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From 06/15/2023 07:37 | #297608
Over the top but not too OTT (as they are prone to do). This is Muse getting it right
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From 04/12/2023 09:28 | #295978
Best Muse record. Very emotional, raw and experimental. It is a shame they decided to abandon this style of work shortly after. This album is a rock masterpiece.
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60/100
From 10/07/2022 04:10 | #290249
wish there was a snore emoji
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55/100
From 04/18/2022 19:46 | #284369
A good album, second half is a big drop-off though especially the last track. My favourites are Plug in Baby, New Born and Hyper Music. My 2nd favourite Muse album (so far), behind The Resistance.
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From 03/09/2022 16:21 | #282569
I love the sound they discovered on this album. New Born and Plug in Baby have to be some of my favorite songs. And the neo space rock feeling on Bliss sounds so fresh.
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Best Albums of 2001
1. Is This It by The Strokes
2. Discovery by Daft Punk
3. Amnesiac by Radiohead
4. Vespertine by Björk
5. Lateralus by Tool
6. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
7. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
8. Toxicity by System Of A Down
9. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
10. The Blueprint by Jay-Z
11. Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
12. Gorillaz by Gorillaz
13. Blackwater Park by Opeth
14. Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound
15. No More Shall We Part by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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