Insignificance
by Jim O'Rourke

Album
Insignificance by Jim O'Rourke
Year: 2001
Release date: 2001-11-19
Overall rank: 3,697th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 91 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2001 (63rd)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (624th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,697th)

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Jim O'Rourke bestography

Insignificance is ranked 2nd best out of 28 albums by Jim O'Rourke on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jim O'Rourke is Eureka which is ranked number 1818 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 938.

Jim O'Rourke album bestography « Higher ranked (1,818th)
Eureka This album (3,697th)
Insignificance Lower ranked (5,901st) »
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Insignificance track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
All Downhill From Here
Average Rating: 78 (17 votes)Comments: View 0
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Insignificance
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Therefore, I Am
Average Rating: 77 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Memory Lame
Average Rating: 80 (15 votes)Comments: View 1
5.
Good Times
Average Rating: 78 (12 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
Get A Room
Average Rating: 79 (14 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Life Goes Off
Average Rating: 78 (13 votes)Comments: View 0

Insignificance rankings

Insignificance rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,697th | 2000s rank: 624th | 2001 rank: 63rd  Overall chart history
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Insignificance ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 91 votes)
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 !		09/27/2026 19:39 luukvdschepop  Ratings distribution  79375/100
 
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 !		06/06/2026 08:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,26470/100
 
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 !		04/11/2026 00:09 blackflag29  Ratings distribution  2,76388/100

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Insignificance 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 BestEverAlbums 07/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5386): By Antonio-Pedro
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (2019) 2. (1999) 3. by (2000) 4. by (2013) 6. by (2007) 7. by (1989) 8. by (2011) 9. by (2014) 10. by (1998) 11. by by by (1996) 14. (2012) 15. (2012) 16. by (1997) 17. by (2019) 18. by (2022) 19. by by by (2003) 22. (1991) 23. by…”
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From Komorebi-D 02/21/2017 07:04 in What album are you listening to right now?
“I haven't descended far into Jim's solo work outside of 1999's Eureka and a song or two off 2015's Simple Songs (which I might get to tomorrow). So far so good.”
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From Antonio-Pedro 11/26/2016 18:56 in I try: Parts II & III
“26/11 My favorite Jim O' Rourke record that doesn't contain a man and a rabbit having weird adventures in the artwork. Honestly I don't really know from where and why I create these musical comparisons, but Jim O' Rourke's records have many similarities with medieval sculptures of gods for me,…”
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Insignificance comments

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From 04/06/2018 01:25 | #212368 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This guy's a great fuckin' musician.
The album is truly inventive and I never paid attention to it.
Love the way that its music's structures are vulnerable to the arrangements.
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From 06/13/2015 08:08 | #143750 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album is nonstop gorgeous. Amazing album. Will revisit soon.
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