Imaginaerum
by Nightwish
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Nightwish bestography
Imaginaerum is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Nightwish on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nightwish is Once which is ranked number 2042 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 823.
(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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Imaginaerum track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Imaginaerum 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 | Museman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 20 Music Albums of 2011 | 1/20 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 8 Music Albums of 2011 | 2/8 | 4 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 2011 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 4 My Chart Europe Pt 2 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Europe | 92/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 4/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 52 Music Albums of 2011 | 10/52 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 45 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 401 | |||
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Imaginaerum ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/14/2026 18:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2025 05:21 | Proto | 4,290 | 33/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 11:50 | TonySayers61 | 25,513 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By DeckillerImaginaerum comments
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Everything you come to expect and love about a Nightwish album. Multi layered symphonic metal bliss. Anette Olzon fits in in really well with the 2 albums she made with them. This album is yet another reason they rule as supreme symphonic metal kings. (Edited)
This to me is Dark Passion Play part 2, but just not as good.
Good Nightwish album, all the songs are quite good with some very good hits.
Nightwish's best and most eclectic release. Sure, it's cheesy in a few places, but that's just par for the course for the genre. Song of Myself is one of the best songs in the symphonic metal genre (and easily a top-5 Nightwish track) if you exclude the lengthy poem coda (I still like that segment through). Slow, Love, Slow proves that Anette is a great singer. The lead single, Storytime, rivals Nightwish's best singles. The Crow, The Owl, and the Dove is a beautiful tune that was accompanied by a touching fan-made music video. Ghost River is the perfect balance between symphonic and power metal. What puts this album above the rest of the catalog is the sheer scope and number of above average songs - there are very few duds on this album. (Edited)
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