The Power To Believe
by King Crimson

The Power To Believe by King Crimson
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-03-03
Overall rank: 6,333rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 102 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (124th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,098th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,333rd)

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King Crimson bestography

The Power To Believe is ranked 13th best out of 100 albums by King Crimson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by King Crimson is In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) which is ranked number 25 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27,168.

King Crimson album bestography « Higher ranked (5,524th)
Three Of A Perfect Pair
This album (6,333rd)
The Power To Believe
Lower ranked (8,625th) »
The ConstruKction Of Light

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,333rd | 2000s rank: 1,098th | 2003 rank: 124th
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2026GallowtreeTop 38 Music Albums of 200333/381
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of 200339/1003
2026bonnequestionTop 36 Music Albums of 20036/364
2026bonnequestionBest albums from '95 to '0438/100 -
2026SkernsTop 99 Music Albums of 20038/995
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s45/10011
2026bonnequestionMy Favorite Prog-Rock Albums41/100 -
2026vruslovTop 96 Music Albums of 200359/962
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s42/10012
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 17 Music Albums of 200310/172
2026SkernsTop 85 Music Albums of the 2000s74/853
2026saltysurpriseTop 45 Music Albums of 200319/453
2026bonnequestionBest UK Albums82/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 200381/1001
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 200358/1002
2025 sssvnnnTop 80 Music Albums of 20036/805
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200367/1002
2025 doombringerKing Crimson - Ranked6/13 -
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200360/1002
2024JohnnyoTop 20 Adrian Belew fronted Albums - Goldmine Mag14/20 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 64
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 209
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76/100 (from 102 votes)
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06/03/2026 06:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,09870/100
 
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04/25/2026 21:49 Robert Anton Wil  Ratings distribution  1,14184/100
 
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04/23/2026 10:08 Pavloss  Ratings distribution  48850/100
 
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12/11/2025 10:51 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,61883/100
 
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08/29/2025 21:21 Skerns  Ratings distribution  5,09580/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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From 11/26/2021 11:00 | #276702
This is a very strong album. Any Crimson fan who likes Larks Tongue in Aspic, Red, Discipline should listen to this one.

If anything, this album isn't pushing any musical boundaries anymore. As they used to do. Although there is a blend of ambience and KC rock. That. admittedly, is unique.
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From 02/18/2016 08:41 | #160067
King Crimson is always worth a listen.
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From 08/24/2012 23:19 | #49149
Tracks 2 and 4 are the sickest sci-fi dark progressive music I've ever heard. Puts Tool to shame. Completely groundbreaking music. The other 4 real songs are really cool too. Some filler on the album unfortunately.
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