Alphabetland
by X (US)

Alphabetland by X (US)
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-04-22
Overall rank: 19,717th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 17 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2020 (360th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (1,759th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,717th)

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X (US) bestography

Alphabetland is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by X (US) on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by X (US) is Los Angeles which is ranked number 1022 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,700.

X (US) album bestography « Higher ranked (6,440th)
More Fun In The New World
This album (19,717th)
Alphabetland
Lower ranked (35,335th) »
Ain't Love Grand

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 19,717th | 2020s rank: 1,759th | 2020 rank: 360th
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2026FinkyTop 25 Music Albums of the 2020s24/251
2026OlliTop 80 Music Albums of 202028/803
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2022 rambleon80Top 20 Music Albums of 202014/202
2021 DecursoTop 10 Music Albums of 20205/103
2021ewhittenburgTop 25 Music Albums of 202015/252
2021JohnnyoAOTY - Best punk albums of all time20/100 -
2021JohnnyoRolling Stone's 50 best albums of 202042/50 -
2021 UofTBluesTop 12 Music Albums of 20203/124
2021DJStuart79Record Collector Magazine Albums Of The Year 202013/83 -
2021JohnnyoRough Trade's albums of the year 202082/100 -
2020Vive Le Rock!Top 50 Albums of 202038/501
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 31
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 53
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 17 votes)
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65/100
 
11/22/2025 08:01 Finky  Ratings distribution  1,53971/100
 
70/100
 
07/02/2024 02:45 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,41665/100
 
70/100
 
04/21/2024 18:06 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,90975/100
 
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01/04/2024 22:40 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,66179/100
 
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11/01/2022 11:07 jonny5244  Ratings distribution  8,44663/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.4.

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95/100
From 09/05/2020 17:45 | #257788
Great album that is way under-appreciated in 2020. Is this cutting edge? No. But is this straight forward punk rock? Yes, and it does it way better than anyone else in 2020. X will always be one of the greatest punk rock bands, and this album serves as a great intro to their work in the 21st century. Displays the dynamics and chemistry of the band in full stride, showcasing the blue collar musicianship of Billy Zoom, the thunderous rhythms of DJ Bonebrake, the coolness of John Doe, and the poetic weirdness of Exene. Hits hard, and has a surprise guest appearance by Robby Krieger of the Doors at the end (in homage to X's beginnings with Ray Manzarek producing their first 4 albums). Best rock album of 2020, and an essential X album.
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