The Worm
by HMLTD
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HMLTD bestography
The Worm is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by HMLTD on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by HMLTD is West Of Eden which is ranked number 3977 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 371.
(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 Worm track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Worm rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Everything Is Noise’s Top 90: The Best Albums of 2023 | 56/89 | - |
| 2026 |  LebowskiRams | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2023 | 42/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | JMGL95 | Top 77 Music Albums of 2023 | 14/77 | 4 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 45 Music Albums of 2023 | 11/45 | 4 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  identifer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 68/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 149 | |||
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The Worm ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/30/2026 13:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,619 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 15:23 | asimpkins | 3,154 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2025 07:59 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.4/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 04/07/2023 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2023-04-03) (week 14, 2023)The Worm comments
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“The Worm” intrigues with its odd ball concept and glam sounds. The instrumentation combines glam rock with theater music to create a sense of hearing a performance. Rising guitars and piano licks frame the lyrics successfully. Midway through the concept, there is a twist that has mixed effects. On one hand, it is emotionally rich, but on the other, it removes a lot of creativity and bombast from the record. This is reflected in a more down-tempo second half. Though it lacks an ending with a bang, “The Worm” remains unique enough to deserve attention. (Edited)
LebowskiRams 06/28/2023 04:52 | #297827 | TOP COMMENT
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Oh my god, what a great rock opera that’s concise, doesn’t overstay it’s welcome an, most of all, is fun! Interesting twist within and one of the most enjoyable first listens I’ve had from an album in a bit. Highly, highly, highly recommend! (Edited)
Less a concept album than a fully-fledged musical universe, transcending genre and medium. Set in a disorienting anachronistic version of Medieval England – as steeped in dystopian sci-fi fantasy as it is folklore and Old English mythology – it’s part political polemic, part deeply moving psychological journey. On the surface it's a rock opera about a worm but looking deeper it's a modern parable about the impotence felt by individuals stuck inside gargantuan, labyrinthine systems of power that they are powerless to change.
Album Rating: 70.75
(566/8)
Apr 23
HMLTD: The Worm
1.Worm's Dream n/a
2.Wyrmlands 70
3.The End Is Now 69
4.Days 71
5.Saddest Worm Ever 84
6.Liverpool Street 62
7.The Worm 67
8.Past Life (Sinnerman's Song) 72
9.Lay Me Down 71 (Edited)
85/100
Even with a complex concept to animate, HMLTD manages to raise its (already promising) level considerably, juggling between ambition and search for something unique. I'm sorry that it lacks a bit of technical and sound innovation »
Key songs : Saddest Worm / Past Life / Wyrmlands / The End Is Now
Other rating :
- West Of Éden (2020) 81
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