Vespertine (studio album) by Björk

Vespertine by Björk
Year: 2001
Overall rank: 158th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 986 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 2001 (4th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 2000s (24th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (158th)
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Björk bestography

Vespertine is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by Björk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Björk is Homogenic which is ranked number 92 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,814.

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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 986 votes)
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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 83.4/100, a mean average of 82.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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From 09/12/2024 18:57
Best Björk album but it’s really close
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From 07/13/2024 12:34
Just beautiful
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75/100
From 02/09/2024 01:04
A very good record with a magnificent first half and a good second one.
It's always a bit disappointing when this happens but I'll have to suck it up 🙃
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90/100
From 09/18/2023 22:21
While I'm typically more drawn to the immediacy of 'Homogenic,' I believe that 'Vespertine' is Bjork's magnum opus.
Sonically, this album is nothing but ear-candy--the orchestral swells, choral vocals, and cryogenic beats paint such vivid landscapes, and I especially love all of the domestic micro-samples that are woven into the background.
Lyrically, Bjork bares her true soul--the explorations of intimacy, relationships, and self-discovery are so deeply personal that it almost makes me, the listener, feel intrusive. Earth-shaking, especially with headphones.
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60/100
From 02/02/2023 02:53
Saw Bjork at a festival many years ago and loved it. This is the first of her albums I've acquired to discover her catalog. Interesting musical compositions with sweeping grandiose and complete unique vocals. Taking a while to grow on me but is getting better with each listen.
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85/100
From 12/10/2022 15:44
A cada vez que eu ouço mais eu me perco nas canções! Incrível!
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From 10/07/2022 21:55
Revisiting after many years. Still just so far beyond what anyone else is even attempting nowadays.
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From 09/18/2022 17:04
Bjork is growing more and more on me - I really enjoyed this album and will delve more into it
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80/100
From 07/29/2022 00:44
One of the most beautiful albums of all time. It is just so still in it's beauty that it makes you stop and think about life. Bjork is on another level of artistry and creativity with her music and it shows on this album the most. Its unfortunate her discography trailed off until 2011 after this album.
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85/100
From 05/11/2022 08:54
Album Rating: 82.33
(988/12)

1.Hidden Place. 83
2.Cocoon. 86
3.It's Not Up To You. 87
4.Undo. 81
5.Pagan Poetry. 95
6.Frosti. 88
7.Aurora. 74
8.An Echo A Stain. 72
9.Sun In My Mouth. 73
10.Heirloom. 76
11.Harm Of Will. 79
12.Unison. 94
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Best Albums of 2001
1. Is This It by The Strokes
2. Amnesiac by Radiohead
3. Discovery by Daft Punk
4. Vespertine by Björk
5. Lateralus by Tool
6. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
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