Apocalypse
by Bill Callahan
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Bill Callahan bestography
Apocalypse is ranked 3rd best out of 28 albums by Bill Callahan on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bill Callahan is Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle which is ranked number 1925 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 880.
(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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Apocalypse track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Apocalypse rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 77/100 | 23 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 51 Music Albums of 2011 | 31/51 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Exclaim! Top Pop Rock 2011 | 16/30 | - |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 18 Music Albums of 2011 | 15/18 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 82 Music Albums of 2011 | 48/82 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Record Collector Best New Albums 2011 | 4/10 | - |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  pedro1976 | Top 19 Music Albums of 2011 | 19/19 | 0 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 18/100 | 17 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 142 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 467 | |||
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Apocalypse ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 00:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,784 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 16:48 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 21:34 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Apocalypse forum mentions
pedro1976 02/11/2026 12:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Apocalypse comments
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Another strong album from Bill Callahan. Apocalypse, is another masterpiece from one of the most intriguing songwriters of the last twenty years.
dfulfo01 06/08/2012 02:49 | #44080 | TOP COMMENT
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i don't know how anyone could not like the song drover
JoaoMoreira 08/10/2016 02:37 | #172668 | TOP COMMENT
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The sound, the performance and the mix are an absolute sound design masterpiece. The basic songs behind it are not brilliant, except Drover! That's perfect harmony.
Great album. My intro to Callahan and I'm excited to explore more. Surreal nature imagery is wonderful.
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