The Eraser
by Thom Yorke

Album
The Eraser by Thom Yorke
Year: 2006
Release date: 2006-07-05
Overall rank: 841st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 734 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 2006 (13th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (136th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (841st)

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The Eraser is ranked as the best album by Thom Yorke.

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The Eraser track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Eraser
Average Rating: 87 (158 votes)Comments: View 1
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Analyse
Average Rating: 85 (142 votes)Comments: View 0
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The Clock
Average Rating: 81 (124 votes)Comments: View 0
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Black Swan
Average Rating: 86 (142 votes)Comments: View 1
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Skip Divided
Average Rating: 76 (117 votes)Comments: View 1
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Atoms For Peace
Average Rating: 83 (129 votes)Comments: View 2
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And It Rained All Night
Average Rating: 82 (121 votes)Comments: View 0
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Harrowdown Hill
Average Rating: 86 (159 votes)Comments: View 2
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Cymbal Rush
Average Rating: 84 (125 votes)Comments: View 1

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The Eraser rankings

The Eraser rankings summary
Overall rank: 841st | 2000s rank: 136th | 2006 rank: 13th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 734 votes)
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 !		09/08/2026 20:59 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,77235/100
 
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 !		07/30/2026 09:29 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,75048/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.


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From BestEverAlbums 08/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5416): By C_Krug2009
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From 01/09/2022 14:48 | #278943
Gets better every listen. Vinyl far superior to digital, which is overly compressed (DR=6)
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From 03/29/2020 07:02 | #249239
Likely the best of his solo work, Thom Yorke releases a blueprint on how to strike out on your own and cast your own light.
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From 02/27/2020 22:40 | #248297
Imagine being surprised at hearing fragments of Radiohead's sound from an album by one-fifth of the band.

This CD is inconsistent and all (and if you physically own the CD, a bitch to get to), but the standouts here are great. The whole thing is very groovy, and sounds the most like the electronic-heavy bits off Hail to the Thief (if you told me Harrowdown Hill was a blooper from that album, I'd believe you), so if you dug Backdrifts you'll probably dig this whole thing. I feel it occasionally drags on at times (The Clock, Cymbal Rush), but if you're in the right mood it's great to zone out to. It's at its best when it packs conviction and melody, which is frequent, just not enough for a 9-track album.

Highlights: The Eraser, Black Swan, Atoms for Peace, Harrowdown Hill
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From 09/29/2019 18:00 | #243198
I was not sure at first, but it became great after a few listens. Great cohesive album with strong tracks.

Standouts: The Eraser, Analyse, Black Swan, Harrowdown Hill
Personal fave: Atoms for Peace
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