Somnium
by Robert Rich

Somnium by Robert Rich
Year: 2001
Overall rank: 12,720th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 26 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2001 (237th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (2,272nd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,720th)

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Overall rank: 12,720th | 2000s rank: 2,272nd | 2001 rank: 237th
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2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s85/1003
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 50 Music Albums of 200145/501
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 62 Music Albums of the 2000s33/6210
2026 NowhereManTop 11 Music Albums of 200110/111
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 200112/1004
2025 greatsonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s11/10018
2025 sssvnnnTop 80 Music Albums of 200121/804
2025 sssvnnna m b i e n t4/100 -
2025 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 200111/88 -
2024sonicdiscourseThe 00s, Vol. 138/41 -
2024 ArthurknightTop 100 Music Albums of 200196/1000
2024 JoaoMoreiraTop 9 Music Albums of 20014/93
2024sonicdiscourse2001 To-Do List38/75 -
2022 MercuryTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s88/1003
2022 MercuryTop 47 Music Albums of 200114/474
2020 greatsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums63/10016
2019LourencoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums66/1009
2019 Mother Nature's SonTop 26 Music Albums of 20019/263
2018 NowhereManGenres Ranked - Ambient//Instrumental//Jazz//Minimalism//Electro56/100 -
2017 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s85/1003
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 27
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 92
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77/100 (from 26 votes)
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12/14/2025 21:42 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
55/100
 
09/12/2023 20:46 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,41274/100
 
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08/12/2022 13:46 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  47,17275/100
 
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02/08/2022 04:29 Arthurknight  Ratings distribution  9,59172/100
 
80/100
 
10/21/2021 02:29 CellarDoor  Ratings distribution  8,60379/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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75/100
From 08/19/2019 01:24 | #241375
Relaxing and hypnotic. Ambiental without sounding like a new age cliché.
Rich puts you through a range of emotions and feelings varying from contemplation to discomfort.
7 hours well-spent!
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