The Blue Notebooks
by Max Richter
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The Blue Notebooks is ranked as the best album by Max Richter.
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The Blue Notebooks track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Blue Notebooks rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 36 Music Albums of 2004 | 35/36 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2004 by Prefixmag | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2004 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | 50 records for 50 years of Rough Trade | 29/40 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 89 Music Albums of 2004 | 6/89 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 98 Music Albums of 2004 | 36/98 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 53 Music Albums of 2004 | 11/53 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 54 Music Albums of 2004 | 4/54 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 440 | |||
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The Blue Notebooks ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 07:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,119 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 08:40 | cicadelic | 14,112 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 00:49 | matterhornrider | 5,182 | 81/100 |
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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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The Blue Notebooks forum mentions
RoundTheBend 07/09/2020 03:38 in An Idiot Listens to Western Music: Coll (2021)
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Hit me hard when I wasn't paying attention. Genius.
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).
ButterThumbz TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/10/2014 17:21 | #100342 | TOP COMMENT
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Beautifully moving and strangely familiar.
classic, gives all the feels and such a huge part of my life. (Edited)
Minimalist, neo-classical musings perfectly arranged and recorded.
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