Trans Europa Express
by Kraftwerk
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Trans Europa Express is ranked as the best album by Kraftwerk.
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Trans Europa Express track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Trans Europa Express rankings summary
Overall rank: 312th | 1970s rank: 76th | 1977 rank: 11th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | 50-99 | 28/75 | - |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | BurndenAce | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1977 | 23/31 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 95 Music Albums of 1977 | 9/95 | 5 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 8 Music Albums of 1977 | 6/8 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1977 | 1/91 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 60 Music Albums of 1977 | 12/60 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 501-600 | 29/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 741 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5,252 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/07/2026 20:23 | AledJames | 1,689 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 00:53 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 15:45 |  Milhaud | 2,159 | 71/100 |
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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 82.2/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.
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Trans Europa Express forum mentions
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Romanelli 09/07/2026 17:43 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred Cow
Romanelli 09/07/2026 17:43 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred Cow“2443 KRAFTWERK TRANS-EUROPE EXPRESS 1977 – KLING KLANG Produced By RALF HUTTER & FLORIAN SCHNEIDER 1. Europe Endless 2. The Hall Of Mirrors 3. Showroom Dummies 4. Trans-Europe Express 5. Metal On Metal 6. Fraz Schubert 7. Endless Endless Kraftwerk deserves a ton of credit for introducing electronic…”
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BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T.
BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T.“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1975) 2. by (1959) 3. by (1970) 4. by (1975) 5. by (1969) 6. (1976) 7. (1969) 8. by (1968) 9. by (1976) 10. by (1967) 11. by (1975) 12. by (1969) 13. by (1972) 14. by (1968) 15. by by (1964) 17. by (1972) 18. (1982) 19. by (1975)…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7279): Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7279): Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk“Today's album of the day Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk ( | ) Year: 1977. Country: Kraftwerk discography rank: 1 (out of 19 listed on BEA) 1977 rank: 11 1970s rank: 76 Overall rank: 312 Average rating: 82/100 (from 917 votes). Tracks: 1. Europa Endlos 2. Spiegelsaal 3. Schaufensterpuppen 4.…”
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2013 20:05 | #73292 | TOP COMMENT
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Sure, everyone wants to talk about how this is the start of techno but that's not why this album is good. Kraftwerk built a hypnotic, robotic environment that's a cold creepy place to get lost in. It's a prediction a the future we've only just recently entered where our souls have been lost to machines.
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brxndan 03/31/2016 08:30 | #163033 | TOP COMMENT
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This.was.made.in.1977... Sooo ahead of its time. Kraftwerk is definitely one of the most well known electronic artists because of how innovative they were, before innovative was innovative. This is what I would consider their masterpiece. The vocals used on here are intended to be stiff and robotic (this whole man and machine aesthetic Kraftwerk has goin on), but at times the robotic features of the voice and the softness of the music mix sooo well and can very-well cause emotion. Which is weird. Anyways it is a very successful progressive electronic album that deserves its success. Fave tracks: EUROPE ENDLESS, trans-Europe express, METAL ON METAL, abzug, FRANZ SCHUBERT, ENDLESS ENDLESS
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JoaoMoreira 07/02/2013 18:34 | #80272 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album from the band who revolutionized 20th century pop music.
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We now know where New Order found their inspiration.
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Kurtco TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/08/2019 07:51 | #237239 | TOP COMMENT
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From the highway that led to success, Kraftwerk had subsequently embarked on a somewhat hazy road with "Radio-Activity". Futuristic theme that contrasts with the following album: "Trans-Europe Express", a return to excellence for the Teutonic pope of electro. This is an opportunity for Kraftwerk to invite us once again to travel. This is an opportunity to glorify old and modern Europe. The only way out of this magnetic torpor is to dance to the syncopated and enjoyable rhythm of "Trans-Europe Express". A glossy electro-funk album that allowed Afrika Bambaataa a few years later to sign a hit with "Planet Rock" (Kraftwerk being a source of vintage samples for hip-hop). One day, when the world will be less solemn but more funky, we will replace the 9th symphony of Beethoven by "Trans-Europe Express". More successful than "Autobahn," less pop than "The Man-Machine", "Trans-Europe Express" is an absolute futuristic classic. A certain idea of perfection.
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Best track: "Trans-Europe Express"
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