Showbiz
by Muse

Album
Showbiz by Muse
Year: 1999
Release date: 1999-09-07
Overall rank: 783rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 774 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1999 (15th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (133rd)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (783rd)

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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 188 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,799.

Muse album bestography « Higher ranked (626th)
The Resistance This album (783rd)
Showbiz Lower ranked (1,135th) »
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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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Sunburn
Average Rating: 87 (236 votes)Comments: View 4
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Muscle Museum
Average Rating: 88 (252 votes)Comments: View 5
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Fillip
Average Rating: 81 (144 votes)Comments: View 4
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Falling Down
Average Rating: 80 (143 votes)Comments: View 3
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Cave
Average Rating: 83 (158 votes)Comments: View 5
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Showbiz
Average Rating: 86 (205 votes)Comments: View 4
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Unintended
Average Rating: 84 (178 votes)Comments: View 3
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Uno
Average Rating: 80 (147 votes)Comments: View 5
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Sober
Average Rating: 78 (143 votes)Comments: View 3
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Escape
Average Rating: 77 (140 votes)Comments: View 3
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Overdue
Average Rating: 74 (139 votes)Comments: View 3
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Hate This & I'll Love You
Average Rating: 78 (138 votes)Comments: View 3
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Showbiz rankings

Showbiz rankings summary
Overall rank: 783rd | 1990s rank: 133rd | 1999 rank: 15th  Overall chart history
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Showbiz ratings

Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 774 votes)
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 !		10/04/2026 14:22 Siromynian  Ratings distribution  1,78974/100

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This album is rated in the top 23% 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 forum mentions

This album has been referenced 107 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Chart of the day (#5484): By videoheadcleaner
“Today's chart of the day Top 90 Music Albums of 1999 by videoheadcleaner () 1. by (1999) 2. by (1999) 3. by by (1999) 5. by (1999) 6. (1999) 8. by (1999) 9. by (1999) 10. by (1999) 12. by (1999) 13. by by (1999) 15. by (1999) 16. (1999) 17. by by by (1999) 20. (1999) 22. (1999) 23. by (1999) 24. by…”
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From BestEverAlbums 01/11/2026 21:00 in Album of the day (#5502): Showbiz by Muse
“Today's album of the day Showbiz by Muse ( | ) Year: 1999. Country: Overall rank: 784 Decade rank: 137 Year rank: 16 Discography rank: 5 (out of 18 albums on BEA) Average rating: 74/100 (from 761 votes). Tracks: 1. Sunburn 2. Muscle Museum 3. Fillip 4. Falling Down 5. Cave 6. Showbiz 7. Unintended…”
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Showbiz comments

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From 10/27/2013 11:29 | #89428 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A chore to listen to in its entirety but what an original debut! Muse might possibly have been the most interesting act to follow since Radiohead's "OK, Computer" (1995).

As a mediocre three-chord-guitarist, I humbly take off my imaginary hat to pay respect to Matthew Bellamy's obvious guitar virtuosity and general inventiveness and capability when it comes to conjuring soundscapes that seem otherworldly.

Bellamy isn't probably the greatest lyricist alive, but then again, I think his aim lies elsewhere to begin with.
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From 06/11/2013 15:38 | #78606 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Possibly the best album by muse. There are a lack of weak tracks on this that makes it more enjoyable than their later albums
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From 04/12/2013 18:29 | #72674 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Really hard to believe this is a debut album. Very solid. Although I don't feel like Muse has gotten better, maybe just the edges rounded off a bit.
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From 07/09/2012 15:45 | #46176 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is my favorite Radiohead album!
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From 11/25/2011 00:59 | #31333 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Probably Muse's weakest effort but still really good. Worth it just for Falling Down and Unintended.
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