Gulag Orkestar
by Beirut
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Beirut bestography
Gulag Orkestar is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Beirut on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Beirut is The Flying Club Cup which is ranked number 2165 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 764.
(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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Gulag Orkestar track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Gulag Orkestar rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 26 Music Albums of 2006 | 4/26 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 79 Music Albums of 2006 | 19/79 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 2006 | 53/91 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 81 Music Albums of 2006 | 39/81 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 52/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 193 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 743 | |||
Gulag Orkestar collection
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Gulag Orkestar ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/25/2026 13:40 | Christian889 | 96 | 95/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2026 11:56 | RemainInLight | 3,871 | 36/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 07:57 | Jantje | 735 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
Gulag Orkestar favourites
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Gulag Orkestar forum mentions
Repo 01/20/2022 19:07 in What album are you listening to right now?
dihansse 02/28/2018 21:23 in My discoveries per year
revolver94 09/07/2015 18:06 in The Alphabet Roster: GView all forum mentions
Gulag Orkestar comments
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zdwyatt TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/23/2013 18:57 | #89003 | TOP COMMENT
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I immediately fell in love with this record on my first listen. Even though it's just Balkan folk sounds re-imagined as indie music, there is something brilliant in its novelty (at least to someone who doesn't otherwise listen to Balkan folk).
An album that transports you to different places. Magical.
You might think that this album was made by an exotic band from the Balkans. They come from Brooklyn, New York and this album is both different and of good quality. If you are looking for something a touch different from the norm, check this out. (Edited)
drstuey 04/07/2021 11:16 | #268280 | TOP COMMENT
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Music is interesting, but there are no songs and the vocals are rubbish.
Nightprowler 11/27/2015 15:53 | #153575 | TOP COMMENT
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Don’t stop at first track! Kepp listening! It's nice!
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