Knocknarea
by Maruja
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Knocknarea is ranked as the best album by Maruja.
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Knocknarea track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Knocknarea rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bryatk | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 44 Music Albums of 2023 | 8/44 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 28 Music Albums of 2023 | 4/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | Milhaud | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 13/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | ThuramThugood | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 2/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 47 Music Albums of 2023 | 35/47 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 91 Music Albums of 2023 | 18/91 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 266 | |||
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Knocknarea ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 15:33 |  DommeDamian | 7,767 | 48/100 |
| ! | 06/23/2026 12:38 | TonySayers61 | 25,676 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 15:47 | Svelte8 | 1,928 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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Purplepash 12/17/2025 09:00 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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Album Rating: 88.00
(352/4)
Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Knocknarea
17.03.2025
Nearly two years on, it now sounds even better. 'Kakistocracy' has really stewed in its own juices and taken on the stench of oloroso barrel and smoked guanciale to eclipse the brilliant 'Blind Spot'.
High class psychedelic-jazz-punk
1.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
2.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
3.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73
4.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
Ranked in order:
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73 (Edited)
Incredible, will be watching this band closely for future releases 9/10 (Edited)
An explosive blend of post rock, punk and jazz through a highly artistic spectrum that boasts superb songwriting and intense emotional moments. So many exciting sax melodies. I'm eagerly awaiting a full length project from this group. (Edited)
Album Rating: 84.50
(338/4)
Mar 23
Maruja (UK): Knocknarea
1.Thunder. 84
2.Blind Spot. 97
3.The Tinker. 72
4.Kakistocracy. 85
84
Drawing their inspiration from GodSpeed, Slint or BCNR, Maruja's music seems to paint the chaos that prepares us while the bright future of the band seems inevitable »
Key songs : All (Edited)
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