Showbiz
by Muse

Album
Showbiz by Muse
Year: 1999
Release date: 1999-09-07
Overall rank: 786th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 766 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1999 (16th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (138th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (786th)

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Muse bestography

Showbiz is ranked 5th best out of 19 albums by Muse on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Muse is Absolution which is ranked number 186 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,926.

Muse album bestography « Higher ranked (647th)
The Resistance This album (786th)
Showbiz Lower ranked (1,129th) »
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Showbiz track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Track pick (870 - 233 votes)
Sunburn
Average Rating: 87 (233 votes)Comments: View 4
2.
Track pick (880 - 249 votes)
Muscle Museum
Average Rating: 88 (249 votes)Comments: View 5
3.
Fillip
Average Rating: 81 (142 votes)Comments: View 4
4.
Falling Down
Average Rating: 80 (141 votes)Comments: View 3
5.
Cave
Average Rating: 83 (156 votes)Comments: View 5
6.
Track pick (860 - 202 votes)
Showbiz
Average Rating: 86 (202 votes)Comments: View 4
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Unintended
Average Rating: 84 (176 votes)Comments: View 3
8.
Uno
Average Rating: 80 (145 votes)Comments: View 5
9.
Sober
Average Rating: 78 (141 votes)Comments: View 3
10.
Escape
Average Rating: 77 (138 votes)Comments: View 3
11.
Overdue
Average Rating: 74 (137 votes)Comments: View 3
12.
Hate This & I'll Love You
Average Rating: 78 (137 votes)Comments: View 3

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Showbiz rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 786th | 1990s rank: 138th | 1999 rank: 16th
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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums43/10058
2026 ammf3Top 13 Music Albums of 199911/131
2026 BachTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s13/10018
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s34/10013
2026 paladisiac1990s 65rating (65), #001-100*50/62 -
2026araidernomoreTop 7 Music Albums of 19995/72
2026 foxytreekoTop 86 Music Albums of the 1990s54/868
2026wizardalienTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s99/1000
2026 videoheadcleanervideoheadcleaner's 201-30094/100 -
2026 Robert Anton WilsonFavorite Album by Year27/76 -
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 80 Music Albums of 19996/805
2026fabm0List 1999 Pt 247/73 -
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0301-0400*18/78 -
2026 rambleon80Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s94/1001
2026wizardalienTop 15 Music Albums of 199912/151
2026 RepoTop 56 Music Albums of 199951/561
2026SiromynianTop 28 Music Albums of 19998/284
2026cicadelicRock Sound Critics’ Poll 199928/50 -
2026 Robert Anton WilsonCustom chart51/61 -
2026JohnnyoIndie albums of the year 1999 by Radio X20/25 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 358
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,186
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Showbiz ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 766 votes)
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75/100
 		02/28/2026 15:38 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
70/100
 		02/27/2026 17:33 Map  Ratings distribution  50381/100
 
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 		02/11/2026 07:55 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,91968/100
 
100/100
 		02/09/2026 03:02 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  97797/100
 
65/100
 		01/27/2026 13:01 marcoserra1966  Ratings distribution  80158/100

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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 17.3.

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Showbiz comments

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Rating:  
60/100
From 09/25/2025 09:02 | #311074
If you, like me, discovered Muse with their later albums and wondered why everyone compares them to Radiohead even though they don’t really sound alike, the answer is on this album.
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75/100
From 11/14/2024 02:08 | #306018
Great debut. You can hear them honing their chops and cementing the unique grandiose style and brand that they've become. The birth of a great band with a sound of their own
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45/100
From 08/28/2023 18:40 | #298892
Solid debut. Sunburn and Falling Down are my favourites. Vocals a bit grating at times, as per usual with Muse.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 12/09/2020 15:20 | #262362
Raw and passionate, this has always been my favorite Muse album.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 07/29/2020 07:57 | #256404
"Sunburn" and "Muscle Museum" are the fan favourites, and for good reason, but my personal favourites are "Cave" and "Showbiz".
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Rating:  
100/100
From 04/18/2020 02:06 | #250137
MASTERPIECE
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Rating:  
85/100
From 03/20/2019 20:04 | #233807
Call me crazy but I think this is Muse's most consistent album, even if it doesn't contain any of their top songs
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Rating:  
80/100
From 02/22/2019 17:57 | #232382
Some great songs on this album.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/03/2018 09:40 | #226072
For me this is The Bends II, the lesser Bends.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 03/02/2018 17:24 | #209934
Great dayview album, one of their best I'd say.
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