Chemical Chords
by Stereolab

Chemical Chords by Stereolab
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-08-18
Overall rank: 18,274th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 38 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
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Award Top albums of 2008 (336th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (3,328th)
Award Best albums of all time (18,274th)

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Stereolab bestography

Chemical Chords is ranked 12th best out of 27 albums by Stereolab on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Stereolab is Dots And Loops which is ranked number 973 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,788.

Stereolab album bestography « Higher ranked (17,233rd)
The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"
This album (18,274th)
Chemical Chords
Lower ranked (20,613th) »
Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3

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Chemical Chords track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Chemical Chords rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 18,274th | 2000s rank: 3,328th | 2008 rank: 336th
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2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 200863/1002
2026cicadelicTop 96 Music Albums of 200833/963
2026LittleM1971Top 94 Music Albums of 20084/945
2026 imacgillMissed The Cut- 20085/15 -
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 200849/1003
2026cicadelicAll Music Guide Albums of the Year 2008 Pop New Releases56/64 -
2026SkernsTop 76 Music Albums of 200863/761
2026cicadelicCultureDeluxe Best Albums 200820/50 -
2025stangetzawayTop 21 Music Albums of 200814/212
2025JaymanthemanTop 35 Music Albums of 200818/353
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Stereolab - Ranked11/29 -
2024 RepoTop 32 Music Albums of 200818/322
2024 drstueyTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s17/10017
2023lanisTop 83 Music Albums of 200871/831
2022 drstueyTop 23 Music Albums of 200820/231
2022 TimestarterEvery Album of Stereolab Ranked (incl. compilations & EPs)18/19 -
2021AlienCinemaTop 100 Music Albums of 200889/1001
2020panapsalTop 100 Music Albums of 200871/1002
2019 SleepDealerTop 30 Music Albums of 200815/303
2019 briggs54Top 80 Music Albums of 200871/801
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 27
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 59
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 38 votes)
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70/100
 
4 days ago Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,41470/100
 
75/100
 
12/02/2025 02:47 imacgill  Ratings distribution  2,75779/100
 
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10/20/2025 23:15 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,43679/100
 
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09/19/2025 18:27 covecove  Ratings distribution  6,64074/100
 
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05/19/2025 21:07 brent13  Ratings distribution  2,06367/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.

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