The Great Annihilator
by Swans
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Swans bestography
The Great Annihilator is ranked 7th best out of 39 albums by Swans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Swans is To Be Kind which is ranked number 270 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,043.
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The Great Annihilator track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Great Annihilator rankings
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The Great Annihilator ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | stangetzaway | 2,300 | 84/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 07:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 12,860 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/01/2025 22:17 | MaxStorm98 | 3,798 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 21:47 | Ilor | 263 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2025 22:00 | lisbethsalander | 408 | 78/100 |
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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 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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The ultimate balance between Swans' aggressive early records, the acoustic and dark ambiance defining their sound at the time, and their monolithic post-rock behemoths to come.
VictorVale 01/03/2019 11:57 | #228735
Um rock inimaginável.
@exileonthehell actually this double LP will be repressed on May 5th, 2017.... order directly from younggodrecords to get it signed for free! it's even going to come with a download card for Gira's solo album drainland!
Where I can find this masterpiece on vinyl.
HoldenM 06/06/2015 23:51 | #143202 | TOP COMMENT
One listen through, there are quite a few memorable moments. Not quite a favorite, but it could become one.
NubbinBased 06/08/2013 22:47 | #78406
@Balance I got you
Why such an ugly low resolution artwork here? Please someone edit
cartoken 11/10/2011 17:07 | #30298 | TOP COMMENT
i don't understand how Joy Division can be in so many charts, and this album in so few. a masterpiece !!
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