Stranger Fruit
by Zeal And Ardor
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Zeal And Ardor bestography
Stranger Fruit is ranked as the best album by Zeal And Ardor.
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Stranger Fruit track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Stranger Fruit rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 60 Music Albums of 2018 | 60/60 | 0 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2018 by Metal Storm | 20/20 | - |
| 2025 | NickD89 | 2000-2025 | 45/100 | - |
| 2024 | migl | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2024 |  lleon79 | Top 65 Music Albums of 2018 | 38/65 | 2 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2010s 14 | 14/100 | - |
| 2024 | migl | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 33/100 | 50 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 42 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 192 | |||
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Stranger Fruit ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/31/2026 11:33 | Purplepash | 4,986 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 03:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,596 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 16:12 | TonySayers61 | 25,503 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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Forum mentions
Purplepash 08/31/2026 11:50 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Lachapelle 10/04/2018 01:12 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today lleon79 07/12/2018 05:56 in What album are you listening to right now?Stranger Fruit comments
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Very weird and interesting fusion of death metal and spiritual music. This album grew a lot on me.
craola 01/01/2019 22:54 | #228512 | TOP COMMENT
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what a trip. i'm not a even into metal most of the time, but this is one of the year's top albums for me.
Lachapelle 10/04/2018 01:09 | #222008 | TOP COMMENT
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Crazy to think that this concept came to be from 4chan, after asking users for two genres that might make an interesting blend.. SO GLAD this happened to be a suggestion (black metal / negro music), because it is fantastic.
Very Algiers-like, but on the heavier side or course.
Would definitely recommend - even if you've never ventured into Black Metal.
lleon79 07/12/2018 05:38 | #218096 | TOP COMMENT
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This is an absolute banger! It should get more attention over here. I don't even listen to metal, but this is fantastic and I would say, one of this year's best releases so far.
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