The Slow Rush
by Tame Impala

The Slow Rush by Tame Impala
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-02-14
Overall rank: 1,162nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 630 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 2020 (10th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 2020s (31st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,162nd)

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Tame Impala bestography

The Slow Rush is ranked 4th best out of 12 albums by Tame Impala on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tame Impala is Lonerism which is ranked number 85 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,339.

Tame Impala album bestography « Higher ranked (389th)
Innerspeaker
This album (1,162nd)
The Slow Rush
Lower ranked (8,446th) »
Deadbeat

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The Slow Rush rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,162nd | 2020s rank: 31st | 2020 rank: 10th
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2026matterhornriderTop 72 Music Albums of the 2020s21/729
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2026 RasmVMost listened albums since I joined BEA26/100 -
2026 AwaitingAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s3/10012
2026wizardalienTop 40 Music Albums of the 2020s9/4010
2026cabvoTop 81 Music Albums of the 2020s17/8110
2026mutantTop 100 Greatest Music Albums61/10040
2026VascoTop 73 Music Albums of the 2020s17/7310
2026KettwigTop 44 Music Albums of the 2020s42/441
2026 MadhattanJackTop 71 Music Albums of 202034/713
2026wizardalienTop 12 Music Albums of 20205/123
2026Drbassexpert24Top 90 Music Albums of the 2020s5/9012
2026gregthealienTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s35/1008
2026SiromynianTop 65 Music Albums of the 2020s32/656
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2026mutantTop 49 Music Albums of the 2020s7/4911
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 2020 by The Forty Five19/45 -
2026 imimesisTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s5/10012
2026joathomeTop 92 Music Albums of 202088/920
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 392
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,492
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 630 votes)
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01/15/2026 00:41 This_is_handsome  Ratings distribution  76979/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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80/100
From 08/08/2024 00:11 | #304669
Actually prefer this over currents - much tighter production and he got rid of that god-awful snare, and while it arguably might not be objectively "better" due to lack of standout hits, it feels like a more mature and focussed offering. He really hits home with what he's trying to do - a tight psychedelic pop album to shut up and party to.

Standouts: Breathe Deeper
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55/100
From 04/07/2024 19:00 | #302899
Impala´s first non-essential release
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Rating:  
80/100
From 03/13/2023 20:20 | #294988
This album gets a lot of bad rep because of expectations, but I think it's really enjoyable. I liked it back when it came out, and I still like it a lot 3 years in. "One More Year" is easily one of my favorite Tame Impala songs, even though people here don't seem to like it. "Borderline", "Lost In Yesterday", "Breathe Deeper" and especially "It Might Be Time", are some amazing pop bangers. "Posthumous Forgiveness" is a slow burner, and I wouldn't ask for a better ending than "One More Hour", a song, that just like in his previous work, takes a while to get there, but the payoff is amazing, at least for me.

I hope this album gets a s l o w turnaround in reception. I admit it isn't his best, and actually, it may be his worst album to date, but to me, that still makes it a pretty great record.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/25/2022 02:27 | #285692
I’ve given this one time to settle. It’s good but it’s not a classic like his previous albums. It’s a bit harsh to expect classics on every release but he definitely hasn’t let us down too much. Very easy to listen to without making you nod knowingly at his genius.
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80/100
From 04/07/2022 07:13 | #283893
I kinda liked this. Very accessible 2020's pop.
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60/100
From 01/18/2022 21:10 | #279667
Another great album, probably their catchiest record. Breathe Deeper is probably my favourite Tame Impala song. Lost In Yesterday and Borderline are also great.
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85/100
From 09/12/2021 05:05 | #273656
For me Tame Impala Was the Best band of the lastdecade, but with this Kevin low into a little more Pop escene, this is not a bad album and he is going to improve his pop sound in the next one i know
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70/100
From 03/09/2021 19:26 | #267127
Glad I finally listened to some Tame Impala! I imagine this isn't their best album and that I probably should've started with Lonerism, but I now know that they're pretty good and am definitely going to listen to more.
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From 12/04/2020 07:33 | #261919
I'm guessing we won't be having Rihanna sing over any of these ones anyway
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