Surrender
by The Chemical Brothers
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Surrender is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by The Chemical Brothers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Chemical Brothers is Dig Your Own Hole which is ranked number 1218 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,433.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 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 | Liks_on_music | 591 | 81/100 | |
| 04/20/2026 15:49 | Tuur | 950 | 67/100 | |
| 03/13/2026 15:07 |  RasmV | 2,525 | 73/100 | |
| 03/11/2026 16:21 | Jantje | 664 | 75/100 | |
| 03/04/2026 15:33 |  Bach | 716 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Shortlisted for the 1999 Mercury Music Prize. The winner was OK by Talvin Singh
This is the where they started to expand their sound and style and it upped their game in my opinion. There were the bangers, but many tracks also oozing a hypnotic serenity. It was from this album they became the undisputed kings of electronic music
Not up to Dig Your Own Hole, but still contains some great stuff. Some of the tracks are a bit too repetitive and annoying (eg. Under The Influence). I really like Music:Response though. Also Hey Boy Hey Girl, Out of Control and Let Forever Be. Enjoyed the Hope Sandoval feature on Asleep From Day too - it really worked (like Where Do I Begin on Dig Your Own Hole)
IanFrance 07/15/2021 21:52 | #271646
The Chemical Brothers doing what The Chemical Brothers do best – melodic, collaboration-heavy, big beat anthems. Dance music for the living room as well as the discotheque.
Rating: Brilliant
Best track: Hey Boy Hey Girl
Boltzmann 12/26/2020 10:14 | #263215
You first have to bear through four annoying tracks and one bad Ian Curtis impersonator to get to a track that's actually good. Since their masterpiece Dig Your Own Hole they've been trying to put more melody, psychedelicness and positivity/quirkiness in their music, which I respect a lot, but a lot of the attempts have been very cringy or confusing. The only track where they really succeeded to not repeat themselves succesfully is "Asleep From Day". Other than that is "Let Forever Be" also a standout track, but it could be an alternate take of "Setting Sun".
Timestarter 06/30/2020 13:09 | #254802
Fav. Tracks: Music:Response, Out of Control, Let Forever Be, The Sunshine Underground, Hey Boy Hey Girl.
I do respect this album being a foward thinking album in 1999. With it's groove and psychedelic music. As well being a meticulous record. But most songs have parts that I am not keen on. To the point where I get annoyed. I do hope I enjoy the album way more than I do at this moment of time. But as of now I just feel this record is just decent.
The overall rank is a high surprise ! Personnally I put it on my Top 30. it'a very good work, well-designed and properly structured with many contributions (Noel Gallagher, New Order, Mazzy Star, Mercury Rev). It was innovative in 1999. For me, the reference in what I call "electrorock".
JoaoMoreira 07/10/2013 03:07 | #80872
Great dance album! One of the best by the brothers.
Mother Nature's Son 08/24/2012 23:31 | #49153
I will admit that this album can sound a little too synthetic when you're not in the mood, but when you are it's an otherworldly experience!
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