Idlewild
by OutKast
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OutKast bestography
Idlewild is ranked 6th best out of 8 albums by OutKast on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by OutKast is Aquemini which is ranked number 277 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,972.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Idlewild track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2026 06:05 | PapaShiz86 | 11,075 | 79/100 | |
| 11/17/2025 02:26 |  ExTeaSea | 5,133 | 82/100 | |
| 04/19/2025 14:34 |  EyeKanFly | 8,358 | 65/100 | |
| 05/13/2024 21:19 | RogueSimon | 202 | 84/100 | |
| 02/26/2024 20:07 | Jakor | 5,146 | 68/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.0/100, a mean average of 64.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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TheDude85 01/18/2022 21:09 | #279666
The swan song album of the ATL duo, was a huge let down after the previous two OutKast albums, and a final nail in the coffin of their partnership. Both went their separate ways after this was released.
LebowskiRams 06/12/2020 05:34 | #253340
Bad for Outkast, mediocre by normal standards.
RoundTheBend 06/04/2016 05:09 | #167784
Like 5 fantastic ideas and the rest is something I'll not purposely try and listen to again.
zags7000 06/12/2015 05:08 | #143648
This had its moments but overall this doesn't come close to anything else they have done. Still it's a pleasant listen but one's better skipping it and going to their other stuff.
junodog4 04/09/2013 15:43 | #72193
...to add to my previous comment: Call The Law features a killer vocal by Janelle Monae.
lightmyway 05/01/2012 00:31 | #41306
An okay experiment with some decent highlights, but it's just way too long.
junodog4 02/15/2012 03:55 | #36904
I know this experiment somewhat killed their career. They were flying high after Stankonia and Speakerboxx/Love Below. They had a tough act to follow, and could probably only go down. However, this album wasn't as bad as the movie, and wasn't as bad as many say. Loads of quality tracks, and a great fusion of 30s era big band and barroom jazz with modern hip-hop. Don't stop with just the big albums. OutKast has plenty of quality.
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