Extraordinary Machine
by Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple bestography
Extraordinary Machine is ranked 5th best out of 5 albums by Fiona Apple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Fiona Apple is The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do which is ranked number 332 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,098.
(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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Extraordinary Machine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 3 days ago | Map | 494 | 80/100 | |
| 02/08/2026 00:32 | bcole19 | 616 | 89/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 01:49 | davidleewrong | 2,324 | 81/100 | |
| 02/03/2026 15:03 | saltysurprise | 2,943 | 83/100 | |
| 12/29/2025 17:46 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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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 77.4/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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planetneutral 02/13/2021 02:10 | #266247
When it comes down to it, this is the Fiona Apple album I listen to most often.
A lot better than I was made to think by the rating on here, great album.
Not her best album, but Extraordinary Machine is probably her best song.
Every song on here is a hit. Not About Love (and its music video) are astounding. I can't believe this isn't considered her masterpiece.
Very good album!!!
O'sailor is my fav song of the record, I love the sedated feeling and sexual tone in her voice.
I think this album is definitely better than Tidal.
dmercado 02/01/2015 03:38 | #133503
I've always been surprised by the low rank of this album since I consider it to be her second best. Then I realized it's because I've been listening to bootleg version of this album all along! *MIND BLOWN* Extraordinary Machine has two versions - the bootleg Jon Brion version and the official Mike Elizondo release. The Brion bootleg is generally celebrated because of its dense production filled with colorful George Martin-esque string arrangements and many people were disappointed when she released instead the Elizondo version which is stripped of those arrangements and has a more somber quality. I would listen to both versions and figure out which one you like better! :D
alelsupreme 02/07/2014 17:33 | #102475
I'd say this is her weakest album. None of the songs really seem to stand out.
This album should be ranked so much higher. One of the best female rock albums
junodog4 04/13/2012 17:36 | #40156
She's aging like fine wine... Gaining complexity and substance with every album... But why do we have to wait 5 years each time?
joannajewsom 08/31/2008 19:18 | #1018
I agree. The original version is better. If only that would have been completed and mixed...
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