Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
by Swirlies
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Blonder Tongue Audio Baton is ranked as the best album by Swirlies.
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Blonder Tongue Audio Baton track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Blonder Tongue Audio Baton rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 74/99 | 5 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 99 Music Albums of 1993 | 90/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 71 Music Albums of 1993 | 17/71 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1993 | 41/91 | 3 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Shoegaze HW List | 10/70 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  seb7 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1993 | 21/23 | 1 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 98 Music Albums of the 1990s | 22/98 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 42 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 127 | |||
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Blonder Tongue Audio Baton ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/15/2026 23:21 | Mmorrison22 | 2,197 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2026 06:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,179 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2025 00:31 | jnmayles | 2,393 | 73/100 |
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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 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.
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Blonder Tongue Audio Baton forum mentions
baystateoftheart 11/19/2023 23:06 in What album are you listening to right now? baystateoftheart 11/13/2021 21:05 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
louisjwyatt 12/16/2015 18:49 in Shoegaze: the recommended albums?Blonder Tongue Audio Baton comments
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louisjwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/07/2014 18:16 | #123689 | TOP COMMENT
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Wow this album is just fantastic! The perfect combination of discordant abrasiveness and harmony. I heard someone describe Blonder Tongue Audio Baton as a lo-fi response to Loveless, and honestly it's kind of fitting. It's like shoegaze without the glossy finish. Just DIY guitar production and sweet, sweet noise.
Favorite track: Wrong Tube
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