House Of Balloons
by The Weeknd

The Weeknd bestography

House Of Balloons is ranked 2nd best out of 13 albums by The Weeknd on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Weeknd is After Hours which is ranked number 857 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,029.

The Weeknd album bestography « Higher ranked (857th)
After Hours
This album (923rd)
House Of Balloons
Lower ranked (1,249th) »
Dawn FM

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House Of Balloons track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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House Of Balloons rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 923rd | 2010s rank: 133rd | 2011 rank: 17th

House Of Balloons collection

House Of Balloons ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 413 votes)
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03/08/2026 01:18 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,27797/100
 
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03/07/2026 01:16 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  10,76170/100
 
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02/12/2026 03:18 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,58069/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:26 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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12/25/2025 21:43 asyty7  Ratings distribution  63081/100

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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 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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From 02/14/2025 19:03 | #307601
Album Rating: 89.56
(806/9)

The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - House Of Balloons

21.03.2011

One of those albums where I remember exactly what I was doing, wearing and stealing when I heard it for the first time. In an edgy changing room, in an edgy clothing shop, in an edgy northern town.

It had me within a few seconds of ‘High For This’ and had me grinding in front of the mirror like a demented Dev Alahan by the end of ‘House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls’.

Although lyrically dubious, Tesfaye would never be quite as good again. But who could.

1. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - High For This. 98
2. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - What You Need. 75
3. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls. 100
4. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Morning. 90
5. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Wicked Games. 100
6. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Party & The After Party. 86
7. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Coming Down. 76
8. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Loft Music. 90
9. The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Knowing. 91

Ranked in order:

* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls. 100
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Wicked Games. 100
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - High For This. 98
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Knowing. 91
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Morning. 90
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Loft Music. 90
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - The Party & The After Party. 86
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - Coming Down. 76
* The Weeknd (HOB - CAN - Mar 11) - What You Need. 75
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90/100
From 02/07/2023 20:46 | #293774
I can understand people not liking this because how shallow and cliche the lyrics are, but there is not one weak moment onthis mixtape.
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50/100
From 06/14/2022 19:12 | #286377
Decent, but i don't think its his best work. Opener and Title track are the two highlights
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5/100
From 10/31/2020 11:25 | #259991
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From 06/23/2017 02:56 | #193062
The Weeknd introduces himself with very nice vocals and production.
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75/100
From 02/01/2016 00:31 | #158368
The secret to this album's unique, woozy sound? A great love for dream pop samples.
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70/100
From 12/21/2015 19:40 | #154879
the first half of the album is amazing, but the second half is forgettable and boring in my opinion
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60/100
From 02/13/2015 19:24 | #134891
couple of tracks stand out the rest is just forgettable
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From 02/02/2014 16:00 | #102065
After 8 more months of tipsy relationship experiences and a little growing up, I can confirm that this is brilliant.
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45/100
From 12/17/2012 18:12 | #58164
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