Rubber Factory
by The Black Keys
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The Black Keys bestography
Rubber Factory is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by The Black Keys on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Black Keys is Brothers which is ranked number 381 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,329.
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Rubber Factory track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Rubber Factory rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 9 Music Albums of 2004 | 8/9 | 1 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 12 Music Albums of 2004 | 3/12 | 4 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 80 Music Albums of 2004 | 26/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 36 Music Albums of 2004 | 21/36 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | albums of 2023 (deleting) | 70/98 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to artists in November 2020 (To delete) | 22/34 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 70/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 248 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,094 | |||
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Rubber Factory ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 15:48 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,672 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 16:06 | Jakor | 5,548 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 17:59 | araidernomore | 491 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Rubber Factory forum mentions
pedro1976 09/07/2026 15:12 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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If the White Stripes hadn't existed, this would sound so much better.
Just didn't think the material was all that strong, nowhere near as good as Thickfreakness imo. No bad songs on the album but nothing really that memorable either.
Best song: "Just Couldn't Tie Me Down"; "Aeroplane Blues"
I don't understand how people can call this more of the same from the Black Keys. It's a big step forward from their last two albums and it still has their best songs, even if the production isn't as good as the later albums. The Length and Girl is on my mind are some of the best songs of the 2000's. Just because they take a lot of influence from bands like The White Stripes, doesn't mean their stuff isn't good in their own right. Overall this is their best album, and people should give it more of a chance. (Edited)
In their third album, The Black keys didn't seem to care about changes, all we ser here is more of the same and It isn't even better than their other two. "The Lenghts" is the single track here that is above average.
Why does this album have such a low rating? Probably the best Black Keys album and one of the best of the blues rock/garage rock revival of the 2000's.
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