The Ideal Crash
by dEUS
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The Ideal Crash is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by dEUS on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by dEUS is In A Bar, Under The Sea which is ranked number 2305 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 705.
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The Ideal Crash track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Ideal Crash 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 | joathome | Top 53 Music Albums of 1999 | 11/53 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 43 Greatest Music Albums | 12/43 | 69 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | 1999 by Hot Press (on hold) | 19/24 | - |
| 2026 | ornot27 | Top 89 Music Albums of the 1990s | 82/89 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jantje | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1999 | 87/100 | - |
| 2026 | JoaoMoreira | Top 14 Music Albums of 1999 | 2/14 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 91 Music Albums of 1999 | 55/91 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1999 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 61/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 125 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 642 | |||
The Ideal Crash collection
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The Ideal Crash ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/01/2026 01:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,767 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2026 19:44 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 16:18 | Juneof44 | 2,628 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
The Ideal Crash favourites
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The Ideal Crash forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5424): By fabm0
baystateoftheart 06/13/2021 18:44 in What album are you listening to right now?
dihansse 04/17/2019 16:47 in Get To Know A Top 10: April 2019 Thread - dihansseThe Ideal Crash comments
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AleJohnMari 03/12/2013 21:01 | #68050 | TOP COMMENT
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This is truly a great album with surprising songs. I remember I heard the song Instant Street for the first time, I loved it immediately and I love it still. Even the last song is mesmerizing.
JoaoMoreira 07/02/2013 19:09 | #80291 | TOP COMMENT
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Very consistent album. A favorite's from my youth. It's still weird to know that they're belgians and just have european success.
Feels a bit paranoid sounding. Like people creeping around and halls where things are going on behind the scenes. People lying. The singer is feeling it. All wrapped in a rock platter with a side of love dish.
JoaoMoreira 05/02/2017 15:35 | #190181 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album by a great european band.
Although some of the sounds are typical from that time, the songs are beautifully crafted.
The theme song, Instant Street and Everybody's Weird are musical achievements!
Gooz 02/10/2014 20:05 | #102799 | TOP COMMENT
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God! That's great
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