The Future Is Medieval
by Kaiser Chiefs
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Kaiser Chiefs bestography
The Future Is Medieval is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Kaiser Chiefs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kaiser Chiefs is Employment which is ranked number 2697 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 587.
(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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The Future Is Medieval track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Future Is Medieval rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 79 Music Albums of 2011 | 54/79 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #2501-2600* | 80/80 | - |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2021 | Nykeaula | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2021 | Jorbaa | Top 30 Music Albums of 2011 | 30/30 | 0 |
| 2019 | Taka | Top 9 Music Albums of 2011 | 8/9 | 1 |
| 2018 | Nykeaula | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 43/100 | 10 |
| 2017 | JusticeDone | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 11/40 | 10 |
| 2015 | stefanho | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 17/40 | - |
| 2013 | marshallsbrother | Top 72 Music Albums of 2011 | 67/72 | 0 |
| 2011 | ryanryanryan | Top 22 Greatest Music Albums | 16/22 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 53 | |||
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The Future Is Medieval ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/17/2026 08:49 | Leginlists | 3,712 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 03:00 |  imacgill | 2,787 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 06:49 | Sumbody | 1,890 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2025 23:23 | dhbarrett | 8,584 | 65/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2022 18:31 | paladisiac | 7,317 | 65/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.8/100, a mean average of 66.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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This album is not one of my favourites. The reason I have rated it so highly is the unique and innovative way the band sold the album. Listeners had the change to order their very own bespoke copy of the album by selecting tracks and putting them in whatever order they wished. They also had the opportunity to design their own cover art on the bands website.
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