IBM 1401, A User's Manual
by Jóhann Jóhannsson
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IBM 1401, A User's Manual is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Jóhann Jóhannsson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jóhann Jóhannsson is Orphée which is ranked number 12484 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 95.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | cicadelic | BBC Best Albums 2006 | 17/20 | - |
| 2025 |  Taric | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 83/100 | 16 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  CellarDoor | 4AD Music | 87/98 | - |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | U R C magazine greatest albums of the 2000’s (301 - 400) | 35/100 | - |
| 2023 | CompazzCharlatan | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 31/40 | 16 |
| 2022 | Wallerand | Top 32 Music Albums of 2006 | 16/32 | 3 |
| 2020 |  guzguzgarbit | Top 51 Music Albums of 2006 | 42/51 | 1 |
| 2020 | Giant2015 | Top 67 Music Albums of 2006 | 39/67 | 2 |
| 2019 |  PatrickD | Top 100 Music Albums of 2006 | 24/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 21 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 69 | |||
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| ! | 05/15/2024 12:43 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2023 03:59 | CompazzCharlatan | 50 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2021 21:07 | Wallerand | 1,777 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.
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BestEverAlbums 09/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5434): By Taric
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Inventive, inspiring, intoxicating. The robotic reading of instructions contrasts well with the sweeping violins.
lancashirearab TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/06/2012 18:50 | #39593
This is based on the music programmed into the first computer in Iceland.
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