Gran Turismo
by The Cardigans

Gran Turismo by The Cardigans
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-10-01
Overall rank: 3,168th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 134 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (529th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,168th)

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The Cardigans bestography

Gran Turismo is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Cardigans on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cardigans is Long Gone Before Daylight which is ranked number 3081 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 489.

The Cardigans album bestography « Higher ranked (3,081st)
Long Gone Before Daylight
This album (3,168th)
Gran Turismo
Lower ranked (3,194th) »
First Band On The Moon

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Gran Turismo rankings

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Overall rank: 3,168th | 1990s rank: 529th | 1998 rank: 58th

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Gran Turismo ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 134 votes)
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03/19/2026 14:58 Bach  Ratings distribution  71675/100
 
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From 04/21/2026 14:36 | #314041
Best tracks: Erase/Rewind, My Favourite Game, Paralyzed, Hanging Around.
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From 11/15/2024 23:03 | #306076
A nice album with the highlights being My Favourite Game, Higher and Erase/Rewind, but too many tracks that don't offer anything
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70/100
From 09/15/2020 15:46 | #258249
Despite the website’a rankings, Gran Turismo tends to be the weakest Cardigans album for me. The high points are definitely the weakest and less frequent, and has more slog than any of the others. Still good, but a weak point in an attempt to rebound from the success Lovefool brought.

Best songs: Junk of the Hearts, Higher

Worst: Nil (it is such a lame way to end the album, limping to the end like a dead dog)
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From 08/16/2016 05:23 | #172961
Favoritas: My Favourite Game, Explode, Higher
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