Kaputt
by Destroyer

Kaputt by Destroyer
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-01-25
Overall rank: 455th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 602 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2011 (7th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2010s (61st)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (455th)

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Kaputt is ranked as the best album by Destroyer.

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Kaputt 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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Kaputt rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 455th | 2010s rank: 61st | 2011 rank: 7th
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2026NextWaveMusicMediaTop 100 Greatest Music Albums67/10033
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 201146/1003
2026stangetzawayTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s7/10019
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 20117/1005
2026SiromynianTop 19 Music Albums of 20118/193
2026Exist-en-cielTop 23 Music Albums of 201115/232
2026 paladisiactop albums, #1801-1900*63/79 -
2026 JMGL95Top 45 Music Albums of 201128/452
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 20115/1005
2026 SomethingSpecialTop 100 Music Albums of the 2010s36/10013
2026jackharrison21Top 100 Greatest Music Albums85/10015
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 201125/1004
2026jnmaylesTop 100 Greatest Music Albums10/10091
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 201180/1001
2026 EyeKanFlyTop 78 Music Albums of 201122/784
2026blueandthemoonTop 44 Music Albums of 201132/441
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of 20119/1005
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 201134/1003
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of 201192/1000
2026 Nacho212Top 100 Greatest Music Albums11/10088
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 505
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 3,748
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Kaputt ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 602 votes)
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04/28/2026 17:35 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100
 
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03/09/2026 19:18 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,25497/100
 
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03/07/2026 13:22 BoxFL  Ratings distribution  2,76751/100
 
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02/27/2026 17:56 Map  Ratings distribution  50181/100
 
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02/25/2026 22:25 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100

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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 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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85/100
From 01/17/2023 17:53 | #293014
A surprise package full of artistic jazz pop that manages to stay enjoyable with great melodies and catchy choruses rather than fall into the trap of becoming pretentious.
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80/100
From 09/27/2022 20:03 | #290002
Conseguiu pegar tanta coisa boa de um jazz mais comercial. Belo trabalho.
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70/100
From 02/23/2022 00:56 | #281809
I kept on hoping that each track would be instrumental. I love the jazz groves on this album but I find the song structures and lyrics to be uninteresting at best, annoying at worst. This is the perfect case of an album with a great sound but weak songs.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 10/05/2021 10:46 | #274697
I had very high hopes for this album after hearing the opening tracks but by the end it does slow down and lose your interest. There are a lot of great cuts in between and so it is difficult to get bored. The instrumentation is fantastic as well with lots of variation and each song sounds completely unique. It is also a very smooth and easy listening record and would definitely help to relax if you ever needed to. Overall, not the greatest album but it is definitely far above an average record.
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Rating:  
60/100
From 02/04/2021 00:12 | #265719
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60/100
From 04/13/2020 18:01 | #249892
From listening his latest and first album, I was wondering how this minor artist was even found. But listening to this one, I get it. The only improvement is a slicker production however.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 01/01/2020 22:47 | #246297
Smooth, jazzy and easy listening. This is the first album I've listened to by Destroyer and was blown away by its excellence. My girlfriend uses this record to calm her nerves during long flights, which is saying something.

Favorite tracks: Kaputt, Suicide Demo for Kara Walker, Downtown
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 01/31/2019 18:55 | #231065
That is absolutely beautiful!
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/01/2019 10:23 | #228452
Another great album BEA has pointed me toward.
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From 03/24/2017 12:40 | #188003
This was actually quite good and interesting. It sounds jazzy and relaxing but is never boring. Unique stuff for sure.
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