A Humdrum Star
by GoGo Penguin
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A Humdrum Star is ranked as the best album by GoGo Penguin.
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A Humdrum Star track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Humdrum Star rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  alexgagne | Top 99 Music Albums of 2018 | 82/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listenedin 2020 - deleting | 9/87 | - |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | jazz related abums (2 B deleted) | 1/10 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 90 Music Albums of 2018 | 17/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 66 Music Albums of 2018 | 6/66 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Top 22 Music Albums of 2018 | 16/22 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 39 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 133 | |||
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A Humdrum Star ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/21/2026 15:49 | TonySayers61 | 25,628 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 22:43 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2025 00:22 | Skerns | 5,210 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.1.
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This has been a very slow burner for me but it's a really good album. A Hundred Moons is an outstanding track.
nocturnaldelight 09/13/2018 17:30 | #221012 | TOP COMMENT
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Interesting instrumental mix of jazz and electronic music elements with powerful musical themes. This sounds more like a score recording than a usual rock/jazz record. The audio quality is excellent - full of dynamic range, solid bass and detailed instrument sound. The "deluxe version" of the album has two additional tracks: "So It Begins" and an alternative version of "A Hundred Moons". (album rating 65,55 %)
On further reflection, this is even better than I first thought. A few listens in and i’m Loving it a lot. Could be a contender for album of the year.
1st listen today and really liking this.
Did not expect this. A genuinely stunning and original record. Top level musicianship from a band doing something a bit special. If you like Jazz, Prog and Electronica, then this could be your album of the year.
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