Faust IV
by Faust
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Faust IV is ranked as the best album by Faust.
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Faust IV track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Faust IV 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 | cicadelic | Top 94 Music Albums of 1973 | 13/94 | 4 |
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 9 Music Albums of 1973 | 8/9 | 1 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 71 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/71 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 53 Music Albums of 1973 | 36/53 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1973 | 23/61 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 53/57 | 0 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 54 Music Albums of 1973 | 9/54 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 44/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 299 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,710 | |||
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Faust IV ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago |  Liedzeit | 2,519 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2026 05:43 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 15:38 | cicadelic | 14,076 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Faust IV forum mentions
Liedzeit 3 days ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026Faust IV comments
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/29/2013 17:29 | #70445 | TOP COMMENT
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A colossal sonic landscape. It takes time to explore all of the deep crevices that make this album such a special place to exist within. (Edited)
Founding member Hans Joachim Irmler once described Faust as being ‘musical dada’ which is probably the best way to put their sound into words. A bizarre collage of noisy guitars, experimental percussion and snippets of jazz all created with a sense of anarchic fun. ‘Faust IV’ is a classic of its era. Like a lot of German albums of the decade it is almost criminally underrated but remains a must have for fans of experimental rock music. Still touring and recording today Faust have forged a unique musical path. This record offers a glimpse into their sound at its most accessible stage, managing to be both uncompromising and catchy.
After the great, but messy "Faust Tapes", Faust hit back with one of their greatest pieces of work "Faust IV", an album full of pioneering noise-rock that builds its own universe and is a sheer delight to listen to. There's no doubt that the work here influenced some of the greatest 70s/80s/90s bands from the UK. A tremendous krautrock record; the first track aptly titled "Krautrock" is brilliant too. (Edited)
Trippy kosmische musik convulsions combine with Barret-esque whimsy. The result is somewhat of a radical, yet more focused (albeit less experimental) departure from their groundbreaking debut. This record grows on you with each listen as increasingly its complexities and subtleties are revealed.
This album is like the culmunation of all preceeding Faust albums. Somehow they managed to make this their best album. This album is lika a psychedelic journey throug noisy experimentation which never dips in quality. Krautrock and the Just A Second - Picnic On A Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableaux are the best things they ever did.
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