Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace
by Nick Cave
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Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace is ranked as the best album by Nick Cave.
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Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 52 Music Albums of the 2020s | 42/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 93 Music Albums of 2020 | 66/93 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 45 Music Albums of 2020 | 1/45 | 5 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 29/100 | 71 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | conallmalone | Top 31 Music Albums of 2020 | 6/31 | 4 |
| 2026 | ThuramThugood | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 34/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  meccalecca | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 51/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 55 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 311 | |||
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Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 11:53 | cicadelic | 14,109 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 15:00 | TonySayers61 | 25,826 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 07:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,085 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 82.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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BestEverAlbums 08/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5405): By AAL2014
pedro1976 01/07/2024 20:21 in What album are you listening to right now?Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace comments
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There are very few living artists who could pull this off, but Cave delivers a collection of his finest songs (and some lesser known ones too) in such a breathtaking way. This album is stunning. Those who are fans will know the backdrop to the album. But if you are unfamiliar with his work, just give this album a listen, and it won't leave you. A master craftsman and at the moment there is no equal.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/17/2021 22:47 | #264581 | TOP COMMENT
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A true master. Exactly what I expected. Exactly what I wanted. Stunning.
"A souvenir from a strange and precarious moment in history". Magnificent!
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/07/2022 01:57 | #287158 | TOP COMMENT
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I adore this recording. It’s Cave doing most of his best songs and even then I feel a couple of them deserve definitive version status. What a tremendous time capsule piece from an unprecedented time, I recommend this highly.
Oh, and this album inspired me to learn the piano!
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/21/2021 10:23 | #266568 | TOP COMMENT
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If your a Cavie fan this is a “masterpiece ”
If your not its a bit of a snooze feast with Cavie and a piano for 90 minutes and 22 tracks
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