Kontakte
by Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Karlheinz Stockhausen bestography
Kontakte is ranked as the best album by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
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Kontakte track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Kontakte 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 | Skerns | Top 25 Music Albums of 1963 | 22/25 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 68 Music Albums of 1963 | 5/68 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 40 Music Albums of 1963 | 16/40 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 80 Music Albums of 1963 | 60/80 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of 1964 by Ultimate Record Collection | 9/24 | - |
| 2025 |  Nightprowler | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 90/100 | 9 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1960 by Acclaimed Music | 13/22 | - |
| 2025 | Nightprowler | Top 48 Music Albums of the 1960s | 7/48 | 18 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Top 50 Music Albums of 1964 | 44/50 | - |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 24 Music Albums of 1963 | 24/24 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 152 | |||
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Kontakte ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/15/2026 00:38 | Skerns | 5,212 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2025 01:33 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2024 12:11 | LosWochos | 47,676 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 69.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.5.
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Kontakte forum mentions
souplipton 12/11/2017 03:09 in What album are you listening to right now?
SuedeSwede 01/23/2016 12:42 in Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!Kontakte comments
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Revolutionary. Those who appreciate electronic music really should give this album credit, and lots of it. It's a great shame that the work of Stockhausen isn't near the very top of the all-time rankings.
Extremely innovative and uncompromising.
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