Valtari
by Sigur Rós
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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 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,120.
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Valtari track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Valtari rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 2012 | 22/55 | 3 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 53 Music Albums of 2012 | 25/53 | 3 |
| 2026 |  kadupheming | Top 99 Music Albums of 2012 | 61/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 24/100 | 76 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 29 Music Albums of 2012 | 1/29 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Post-Rock | 53/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in August 2022 | 64/99 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 217 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 966 | |||
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Valtari ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 04:04 | spiritinthesky | 1 | 0/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 14:51 | AAL2014 | 4,266 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2026 07:32 | Juneof44 | 2,624 | 69/100 |
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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 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Forum mentions
CharlieBarley 08/01/2020 13:00 in What album are you listening to right now?Valtari comments
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This is an album of overwhelming climactic waves of noise juxtaposed with crevasses of calmness. Not their best, but a very good addition to their gold standard catalogue. (Edited)
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.
The soundscapes here are rather beautiful. Don´t listen to it as a rock alum, Don´t judge it, just let yourself go...dissapear...
Another sound album by this atmospheric band - look forward to really getting to know it in it's finer details
VictorVale 11/02/2021 14:10 | #275612
Misticismo e hipnose!
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