Musick To Play In The Dark
by Coil
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Coil bestography
Musick To Play In The Dark is ranked 3rd best out of 38 albums by Coil on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Coil is The Ape Of Naples which is ranked number 2423 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 663.
(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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Musick To Play In The Dark track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Musick To Play In The Dark rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1999 | 29/29 | 0 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/99 | 7 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 85 Music Albums of 1999 | 17/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 29 Music Albums of 1999 | 6/29 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 99 Music Albums of 1999 | 26/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | Top 26 Music Albums of 1999 | 3/26 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 58/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 50 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 204 | |||
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Musick To Play In The Dark ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/13/2025 20:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,637 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 18:05 |  sageamagoo | 1,461 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2025 11:17 |  Dingerbell | 4,146 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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A mild disappointment. The lyrics are insightful and well-written as always, but the uninvolving combination of spoken word and the subdued production doesn't add up to a great album.
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