Play
by Moby
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Play is ranked as the best album by Moby.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2026 04:44 |  imacgill | 2,581 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 11:02 | Leschoses | 46 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 18:17 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 10:22 |  Milhaud | 1,731 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Hasn't aged well
This album was unmissable and everywhere in the early 2000s—blasting from every bar, stereo car, party, nightclub, hotel lounge or elevator. Maybe the first CD boosted by global Internet.
But, fast forward 24 years, and it's like finding an old pair of bell-bottoms in your closet—what once felt trendy and modern now feels dull.
The only track that stands the test of time is "Porcelain," the most accomplished piece by far of this 'dated' opus.
A masterpiece, top 100 albums in history
A magnum opus. This album is full of perfectly constructed tracks which segue brilliantly into each other. A masterpiece in it's own right.
Jboy56 02/19/2022 10:04 | #281525
I expected more based on a high rating and position, also being in the 1001 ALbums book it should have grabbed me more.
Some great tracks on this, but there's a bit too much filler on it for my liking (especially in the second half of the album). Highlights are Natural Blues, Porcelain and If Things Were Perfect. Very unique, very chilled, well worth a listen. But a bit overrated for me.
a classic.a beautiful album.lie down close your eyes and let your mind wander. chill.
A unique and original for its day - there was just nothing like it at that time. Moby has had some fine albums since, but there's just something dynamic about "Play".
adnielsen 04/04/2019 18:57 | #234508
This is a great album with a lot of really good songs. It's a little rambling and long for my taste, however.
Brad1770 02/14/2019 10:14 | #231931
What?
This is Moby's 5th album and explores electronic music mixed with southern gospel and soul in parts. The first 11 tracks are more like a greatest hits package rather than an actual album with no fewer than 8 smash hit home runs in "Honey" , "Run On" , "Bodyrock" , "Why Does My Heart . . ." , "Natural Blues" , "Porcelain" , "Southside" featuring Gwen Stefani and "Find My Baby" . Tracks 12 to 18 Moby pumps the breaks and closes things out with 7 slower atmospheric tracks
Who?
It's Moby AKA Richard Melville Hall New York born and bred , and is still making albums in 2018 . 'Play' remains his masterpiece
Do I Need To Hear This Album?
Absolutely ! 'Play' is one of the best albums from the 1990's and essential for all music fans
View?
You must check out the 8 wonderful videos for the tracks listed above on YouTube. Each one is a mini masterpiece , the one for "Find My Baby" is hysterically funny with a crew of actual babies taking centre stage
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