Downward Is Heavenward
by Hum
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Downward Is Heavenward is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Hum on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Hum is You'd Prefer An Astronaut which is ranked number 2460 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 650.
(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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Downward Is Heavenward track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Downward Is Heavenward rankings
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Downward Is Heavenward ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/29/2026 01:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,743 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 07:18 | cicadelic | 13,316 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2025 11:58 | sunnydhamm | 1,626 | 59/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 22:55 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2025 20:47 |  Dingerbell | 4,102 | 62/100 |
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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 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.
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Layered, intelligent, moving, and textured, this album is not just one of the better albums of the 90's, but of all time. Every track on this gem is solid and wonderful, but if you're short on time, give "Afternoon With the Axolotls" a listen. You won't be sorry.
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