Valtari
by Sigur Rós

Album
Valtari by Sigur Rós
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-05-23
Overall rank: 1,782nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 345 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (25th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (288th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,782nd)

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Sigur Rós bestography

Valtari is ranked 6th best out of 21 albums by Sigur Rós on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sigur Rós is Ágætis Byrjun which is ranked number 84 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,952.

Sigur Rós album bestography « Higher ranked (1,455th)
Kveikur This album (1,782nd)
Valtari Lower ranked (4,042nd) »
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Valtari track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Ég Anda
Average Rating: 79 (50 votes)Comments: View 0
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Ekki Múkk
Average Rating: 82 (55 votes)Comments: View 1
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Varúð
Average Rating: 84 (57 votes)Comments: View 3
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Rembihnútur
Average Rating: 77 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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Dauðalogn
Average Rating: 80 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
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Varðeldur
Average Rating: 80 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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Valtari
Average Rating: 78 (47 votes)Comments: View 0
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Fjögur Píanó
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Valtari rankings

Valtari rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,782nd | 2010s rank: 288th | 2012 rank: 25th  Overall chart history
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Valtari ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 345 votes)
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 !		06/25/2026 14:51 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  4,35375/100
 
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 !		06/11/2026 07:32 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,64269/100
 
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 !		06/04/2026 16:59 PauloFernandes  Ratings distribution  1,04292/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.


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Valtari forum mentions

This album has been referenced 14 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Johnnyo 12/08/2022 09:23 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From dihansse 07/08/2019 18:51 in My discoveries per year
“And after a bit of a pause here is another round of 2012 albums I listened to: - (nr 17 on the overall BEA top chart of 2012): Overall this isn't a bad album but not enough tracks did it for me with This is Sally Hatchet as the positive exception. - (nr 18 ): not enough good quality songs - (nr…”
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From HazeyTwilight 12/24/2014 19:19 in HazeyTwilight's ULL
“6:09 PM Visiting your grandparents house; you sit around the fireplace and you look back at your most precious childhood memories through the vintage photo album. Oh, Sigur Rós. I've had so many wonderful times with you. You guys are one of the most inspirational and sentimental bands of my…”
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Valtari comments

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From 03/28/2013 03:08 | #70272 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I know a lot of fans were disappointed with this because they wanted more action, but just LISTEN to this! It's absolute bliss to the ears! Every sacred second on this album is a treasure, the songs flow like clear water, the emotion that's packed in here is beautifully immense. Flawless!
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90/100
From 03/12/2013 18:53 | #68031 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the most underrated masterpieces I've listened too. I'll admit, it took a couple listens.. But this the perfect path for the band. Shivers everywhere.
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90/100
From 06/15/2013 21:45 | #78962 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Over a year later, and after numerous listens in various situations, this is truly one of the greatest ambient albums. Quiet melancholic beauty.
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85/100
From 10/24/2022 00:13 | #290750 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A rich and detailed journey with phenomenal experimentation, instrumentation and I think it goes under appreciated in their discography. The songs on here are all so beautifully crafted that each track feels extremely personal due to its delicate performances. One of the best examples of this is the piano work where if you close your eyes on some of the songs, I genuinely feel like I am being personally played to by the group. It is genius how they can do that and make me connect with the music so much. The atmosphere on this record is simply phenomenal as well. It completely engulfs you right from the first track and then is well maintained right up until the conclusion. The record feels very cohesive due to this, and it makes the music feel warm and safe to me. There is loads to explore all across the record also with each song being well layered and dense making relistens a lot of fun for us. I do understand the criticism that the music can be a little slow at times and it may drag for some by track 7 due to the similarities in style on every song. However, I do not find this to be the case for me at all and I think this ambient style suits Sigur Ros brilliantly. Overall, with the quality records this group creates this one can fly under the radar of most listeners, but it is definitely worth checking out as it is so relaxing and is musically fantastic.
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From 05/18/2013 11:20 | #76480 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
just gave this a re-listen after not being impressed when it first came out. it really is beautiful, now on par with ( ) for me.
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