Unknown Mortal Orchestra
by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra bestography
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Unknown Mortal Orchestra on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra is II which is ranked number 1907 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 886.
(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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Unknown Mortal Orchestra track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Unknown Mortal Orchestra rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 33 Music Albums of 2011 | 13/33 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Aquarium Drunkard :: 2011 Year In Review | 11/59 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 84 Music Albums of 2011 | 63/84 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 75 Music Albums of 2011 | 71/75 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 64 Music Albums of 2011 | 33/64 | 3 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 8/99 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 80 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 243 | |||
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2026 18:59 |  DommeDamian | 7,745 | 48/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 23:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,650 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 08:09 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,823 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Forum mentions
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drstuey 03/11/2022 07:29 | #282680 | TOP COMMENT
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Excellent lo-fi 60s rock-pop. Very lo-fi, very catchy.
At a time when most indie musicians don't seem to bother to learn to play their instruments, UMO shows up as as breath of fresh air. Ruban Nielson is keeping the tradition of guitar music alive through his clever, innovative guitar work that gathers a vast array of influences and demonstrates his literacy as a musician. Inspired by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bill Frisell and the aforementioned Frank Zappa, Nielson has come up with an idiosyncratic style that fits perfectly with the distorted child-like vocals, funky basslines and Motorik beats present throughout the album. Fuzzy, warm melodies of whimsical nature and slice-of-life lyrics make UMO's freshman effort a perfect feel-good record.
I don't quite get people who prefer this to II, they are both very good and the sound is very similar but II is a more refined and accomplished album, this was certainly an encouraging debut but they've clearly improved since.
sheep21 03/30/2013 05:30 | #70542
One of the best albums of this century. Love the solid vibes from the rhythm section on every song and the funky guitar work. This album would be better with a better singer though.
I really like this album. The first track makes me really happy.
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