Break The Cycle
by Staind
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Break The Cycle is ranked as the best album by Staind.
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Break The Cycle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Break The Cycle rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 53/100 | 47 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1901-2000 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2001 | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 75 Music Albums of 2001 | 57/75 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 2000s | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 46 Music Albums of 2001 | 31/46 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 4 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 61 Music Albums of 2001 | 47/61 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 2000s | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Greatest obscure albums by top BEA members part 2 (101-200) | 39/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 58 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 236 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2026 15:48 | Crunchybuzz | 42 | 57/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 20:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,613 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 15:25 | traistboar | 1,769 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.0/100, a mean average of 61.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 61.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.8.
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jeremy9 10/09/2019 09:50 | #243573 | TOP COMMENT
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Good and powerfull album with a strong vocal
Eastwood 12/15/2016 13:06 | #180201 | TOP COMMENT
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Very good album. Best 10 songs average is 90,3/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best songs are "It's been a while" and "Outside" both maximum rating, followed by "Epiphany" very good. All other songs good or ok. Favourite!
Genre: Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock
This is Staind's best and it isn't very close
Standout tracks and singles like Fade, Its Been Awhile, Outside, Epiphany are great songs and are better than the usual alt/grunge songs Staind offers.
Even the lesser songs on this record are better than their other offerings. Waste, Open Your Eyes and Pressure are pretty good. It still has some run of the mill grunge fillers so I can't put it in the 90's.
Confessional vulnerable lyrics boost this ahead of offerings from Staind's contemporaries
Break the Cycle is one of the better alt/grunge albums of the time. Among contemporary acts like Limp Bizkit, Korn, Cold, etc, it is the best.
It's been awhile and Fade are incredible, emotional songs. Unfortunately there isn't much left on this CD.
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