Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
by Brockhampton

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine by Brockhampton
Year: 2021
Release date: 2021-04-09
Overall rank: 5,465th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 139 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2021 (70th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (341st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,465th)

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Brockhampton bestography

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine is ranked 6th best out of 10 albums by Brockhampton on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Brockhampton is Saturation III which is ranked number 968 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,786.

Brockhampton album bestography « Higher ranked (3,834th)
Ginger
This album (5,465th)
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
Lower ranked (24,271st) »
The Family

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Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,465th | 2020s rank: 341st | 2021 rank: 70th
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2026sweetnessTop 50 Music Albums of 202143/501
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of 20216/1005
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of the 2020s36/1008
2026sunnydhammTop 57 Music Albums of 202110/574
2026MrumpTop 12 Music Albums of 202110/121
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of 202160/1002
2026lanadeleswiftTop 96 Music Albums of 202159/962
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 202176/1001
2026 DavyTop 100 Music Albums of 202125/1004
2026martinthoTop 63 Music Albums of the 2020s58/631
2026saltysurpriseTop 30 Music Albums of 202113/303
2026NickD89Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s78/1003
2026 KeatownrodriguezTop 69 Music Albums of the 2020s68/690
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 202193/1000
2026 PurplepashRanked listening log 2021 101-20025/100 -
2025 ExTeaSeaFavorite Hip Hop albums of the 20s5/44 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 202116/1004
2025 ddeeddles64Top 40 Music Albums of the 2020s14/408
2025juanr1096Top 100 Music Albums of 202171/1002
2025 xMUSICSNOBxTop 18 Music Albums of 20212/185
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 96
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 248
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 139 votes)
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03/28/2026 10:46 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,96370/100
 
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10/31/2025 17:33 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33349/100
 
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08/13/2025 04:24 NickD89  Ratings distribution  91569/100

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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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90/100
From 06/23/2021 00:56 | #270922
A definite grower, but otherwise uniformly remarkable.
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70/100
From 06/15/2021 14:24 | #270670
I don't know what it is, this album just doesn't really appeal to me. Maybe Brockhampton is played out for me but I doubt it. There doesn't seem to be a sense of direction on the record which hadn't been too big a problem on earlier albums but here I don't hear anything that I can grab onto. I don't really care for the feels or the flexing, both of which come at the listener indiscriminately. I feel like things could definitely be worse for them and it seems like they dedicate more time to their problems with every release. I enjoy some songs but most have less effect on me than I'd like. Also don't really care for bearface, normally my favorite member, going all new-Kanye on us during his limited exposure.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 05/27/2021 14:43 | #270091
Great album. I especially love the end of the record and buzzcut, coutonme too. IMO it is still the worst brockhampton album but I have loved each other of their record, I still want to listen to what they got next.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/28/2021 14:36 | #269069
Oh boy, this one grows on me more after every listen. It really just goes off from start to end. I will say that from Chain On to Bankroll it's not nearly as strong as the rest, and I have weird feelings about windows but I bet I'll like it before too long. Aside from those, Roadrunner is the group at its best. I could talk about how great each track is but I think The Light Part II might be the biggest accomplishment here. The art of closing an album is a hard one, but this is one of the best closing tracks I've ever heard.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 04/23/2021 21:26 | #268917
Esperava que era pior e acabei curtindo! Boa surpresa!
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From 04/15/2021 00:33 | #268547
Wow! Definitely a step above their last album. I love a great closing track, really hits you in the feels. To be fair I've only heard Saturation 3 and their last album Ginger? But I enjoyed this more than both.
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100/100
From 04/10/2021 18:54 | #268424
I never thought that they would top the Saturation Trilogy, but this album is phenomenal. It's incredibly tight and focused, not wasting a single second. It hits you hard and fast, and it's infectiously catchy. It's Brockhampton at their absolute best. Don't sleep on this one.
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