Broken Social Scene
by Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene by Broken Social Scene
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-04
Overall rank: 2,037th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 195 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (45th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (335th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,037th)

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Broken Social Scene bestography

Broken Social Scene is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Broken Social Scene on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Broken Social Scene is You Forgot It In People which is ranked number 312 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,377.

Broken Social Scene album bestography « Higher ranked (312th)
You Forgot It In People
This album (2,037th)
Broken Social Scene
Lower ranked (2,736th) »
Forgiveness Rock Record

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Broken Social Scene 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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Average Rating: 86 (52 votes)Comments: View 2

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Broken Social Scene rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,037th | 2000s rank: 335th | 2005 rank: 45th
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2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 200573/1001
2026shanelovesyou1111Top 95 Music Albums of 200577/951
2026sunnydhammTop 47 Music Albums of 20053/475
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 200515/504
2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of 200599/1000
2026saltysurpriseTop 43 Music Albums of 20057/434
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s19/10016
2026joathomeTop 81 Music Albums of 200553/812
2026lanadeleswiftTop 52 Music Albums of 200524/523
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Greatest Music Albums43/10057
2026 imacgillTop Greatest Music Albums 201-30077/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s61/1008
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200532/1003
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 20057/1005
2026cicadelicTop 94 Music Albums of 200542/943
2026blueandthemoonTop 86 Music Albums of 200510/864
2025 awesomness425Artists I've Seen Live Pt. 217/28 -
2025 Nacho212Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s53/10010
2025BurndenAceTop 50 Music Albums of the 2000s24/5011
2025skrapoelTop 58 Music Albums of 200528/583
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 176
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 808
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 195 votes)
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03/27/2026 04:48 lanadeleswift  Ratings distribution  3,60586/100
 
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01/28/2026 15:59 scoob73  Ratings distribution  1,75571/100
 
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01/07/2026 10:51 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,26682/100
 
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12/25/2025 16:35 sunnydhamm  Ratings distribution  1,60859/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

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70/100
From 04/17/2022 23:05 | #284343
There is a lot of quality scattered across this record and there are quite a few deep cuts that deserve more attention as they don't really receive it. The song opens with Our Faces Split The Coast In Half which is simply brilliant and might be my favourite track on the record. It is so upbeat and makes me feel so overjoyed whenever I start this record which is a perfect start. They continue creating this feeling throughout the rest of the tracks as well. The way they structure their songs is great and they always have multiple songs on albums that hook me into playing on repeat. This album is no exception with 7/4(Shoreline) and Swimmers being the top picks for me. It is also quite decent lyrically and is detailed in its sound. However, the issue I have with this album is the length which does feel unnecessary and bloated. There are way to many tracks on here and the record could almost be cut down by 20 or so minutes. There is a lot of filler as well which is quite weak in comparison to the better tracks. Overall, a good record by this group but it doesn't compare to YFIIP.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 11/09/2019 16:09 | #244594
Our faces split the coast is my favourite song ever lyrically
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90/100
From 08/21/2018 01:43 | #219924
It's like a fusion of Radiohead, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and even traces of Arcade Fire. Such an awe inspiring album, packed with emotion, I can't wait to listen to more of this band!
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/07/2018 08:03 | #204779
To me, it feels like BSS made this album exactly how they wanted it to be made, which is awesome and turned out spectacular, but it's very noisy. Lots of layers of noise that can make it hard to pick out exactly what is going on, which contributes to YFIIP being the better album. It's especially overwhelming on Handjobs For The Holidays and Superconnected. All that being said, the songwriting is really great and the album really flows. The highlights (to me): 7/4 Shoreline, Hotel, It's All Gonna Break.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 06/09/2015 01:27 | #143349
Like below said, I found this to be as good, if not better than YFIIP.

It's so damn upbeat and cheerful. I don't know what it does to me but it puts me in a happy mood whenever I listen to it.

Great album!

Highlights: Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day), 7/4 (Shoreline), Major League Debut, Windsurfing Nation, Handjobs for the Holidays, It's All Gonna Break.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 01/28/2015 03:55 | #132779
Connor is right. How is this ignored? It's almost as good as YFIIP.
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100/100
From 07/27/2014 03:02 | #117895
Really GREAT album needs more listens and more support.
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100/100
From 05/15/2013 06:05 | #76179
My favorite Broken Social Scene album and the newest found addition to my top 10 albums. The sonic disorder is soothing, the album is the embodiment of the perfectly designed roller coaster with that steep climb to the first highest peak followed by an amazing ride with a couple of twists, turns, a loop or two, and a few smaller peaks and a gravity defying finale that shatters my mind every time, making for quite the ride. Yes, that first peak is 7/4 (Shoreline).
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Rating:  
60/100
From 03/04/2009 13:13 | #2904
misses the mark in following up their classic but who really expected it not to. Its an enjoyable cd.
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