Portamento
by The Drums
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Portamento is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by The Drums on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Drums is The Drums which is ranked number 4728 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 302.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Portamento track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Portamento rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2011 | 88/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 40 Music Albums of 2011 | 32/40 | 1 |
| 2025 | TalkOfDeath | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 97/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Fritz | Top 20 Music Albums of 2011 | 12/20 | 2 |
| 2025 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 68 Music Albums of 2011 | 35/68 | 3 |
| 2024 | Altsoul | Top 50 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/50 | 4 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 2010s 16 | 18/32 | - |
| 2024 | Altsoul | Top 20 Music Albums of 2011 | 7/20 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 36 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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Portamento ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/02/2026 23:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,150 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 15:06 | Map | 525 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2025 12:26 | TonySayers61 | 25,813 | 64/100 |
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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 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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This album has some very high highs, some of the best pop-rock songs of the decade. As a live band they seemed unique and full of neurotic energy like a 60s mod pop band. I wore these songs out for about a year and saw them live three times.
Secondsoul 12/17/2012 13:38 | #58130 | TOP COMMENT
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Not as successful as their debut but every bit as good. In fact, I think I like this better than their last album!
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