The Blue Notebooks
by Max Richter

The Blue Notebooks by Max Richter
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-02-23
Overall rank: 3,379th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 74 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2004 (55th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (577th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,379th)

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The Blue Notebooks is ranked as the best album by Max Richter.

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Overall rank: 3,379th | 2000s rank: 577th | 2004 rank: 55th

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 74 votes)
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11/28/2025 17:21 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,16470/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.5.

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From 07/30/2024 09:44 | #304594
classic, gives all the feels and such a huge part of my life.
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From 02/08/2021 19:53 | #266032
What I really like about this is how surprisingly sincere, modest and relatable it is, unlike most modern classical, which has developed a tendency towards pretentiousness (not a fan of the word in general, but here it seems appropriate).
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From 06/09/2018 22:28 | #216441
Minimalist, neo-classical musings perfectly arranged and recorded.
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From 04/27/2015 21:20 | #140422
Hit me hard when I wasn't paying attention. Genius.
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From 01/10/2014 17:21 | #100342
Beautifully moving and strangely familiar.
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