Cracker Island (studio album) by Gorillaz

Cracker Island by Gorillaz
Year: 2023
Release date: 2023-02-24
Overall rank: 4,265th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 174 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2023 (36th)
Award Top albums of the 2020s (210th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,265th)
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Gorillaz bestography

Cracker Island is ranked 7th best out of 11 albums by Gorillaz on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gorillaz is Demon Days which is ranked number 140 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,243.

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 174 votes)
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65/100
From 06/11/2025 02:11
Not as bad as I thought it might be.
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50/100
From 04/15/2024 19:29
A welcome return to form. My favourite album of theirs since Plastic Beach. New Gold is awesome, my second favourite Gorillaz track after Feel Good Inc. Also liked Cracker Island and Baby Queen. Not a fan of Tormenta or The Tired Influencer.
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80/100
From 03/21/2024 18:15
On par with The Now Now. Not mind-blowing, but really at ease with itself.
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65/100
From 10/19/2023 21:45
“Cracker Island” has a really nice relaxed vibe that moves through the album. The songs don’t demand your full attention but are very easy to listen to. The titular track works with its bouncing bassline and the oh-so natural Thundercat feature. “Oil” features a wonderful vocal link up between Albarn and Nicks. The second half does experience a drop in quality. The ease of listening remains but the songs lose any sense of intrigue. Never fully terrible, but extremely forgettable. Albarn’s vocals can feel a bit corporate at times. Overproduced in a way that comes off as frail. Ultimately, an aimless record with moments of positivity.
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From 06/11/2023 20:17
Been a long time since I gave gorillaz a listen so I picked up this on release on vinyl as I liked silent running I'd heard on the radio .it's short but enjoyable I've played it loads when I get in from work so been worth the money I'd give it a 8/10
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65/100
From 04/12/2023 14:21
65/100

A disappointment in the whole for a project of this standing, because Gorillaz tries to make the Synthpop album of the moment, without managing to be original and unpredictable which is however their main asset usually. It is thus a double bad choice of direction in my opinion. On the other hand, it's not a bad album, there are good songs that are easy to listen to, without shouting genius

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70/100
From 03/28/2023 16:06
What to say... it's fun. Even the latino shitty song. Definitely way better than "Humanz" and "The Now Now".
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Rating:  
85/100
From 03/12/2023 05:18
Gosh gotta say the more I listen to it the more I really like it. I thought I liked Song Machine more but I feel like I've already listened to this more. So like half way through this I wanna keep going but after the Elton John song on Song Machine I'm kinda over it. Cracker Island is quite delightful and chill AF, it's just a really nice listen I dunno.
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60/100
From 03/09/2023 01:28
Big step down from Song Machine, unfortunately.
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70/100
From 03/05/2023 18:24
Glad to hear them back on form :)
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