Protection
by Massive Attack
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Massive Attack bestography
Protection is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Massive Attack on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Massive Attack is Mezzanine which is ranked number 135 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,620.
(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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Protection track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Protection rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 17 Music Albums of 1994 | 6/17 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 90 Music Albums of 1994 | 48/90 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 3 | 48/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 40 Music Albums of 1994 | 15/40 | 3 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 47 Music Albums of 1994 | 42/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 40 Music Albums of 1994 | 26/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1994 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  pedro1976 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1994 | 21/30 | 2 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 48/100 | 52 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 304 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,588 | |||
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Protection ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 10:30 | denkevin | 10 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 18:09 |  DommeDamian | 7,698 | 48/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 05:49 | ScottJones | 144 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 26 hours ago in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/18/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5408): By VascoProtection comments
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Some nice electro production, but the album can't decide what it wants to be. Whose idea was it to put Tracey Thorn on a trip-hop album? I preferred 3D and Tricky, could have used more rapping. I also liked Horace Andy's rastro style on "Spying Glass", and Nicolette is edgy and sensual on "Three" even if it's a Billie Holiday impression. The instrumentals aren't very good.
Overall a mixed bag, and rather disappointing album. To me, a lot of this sounds stilted and lacking in spontaneity (or dull). Seems like more of a dub take on trip-hop, I found the beats too blunt and not very compelling. (Edited)
A great follow-up to Blue Lines. It's half-way between Blue Lines and Mezzanine in terms of sound. Very consistent album. My favourites are Eurochild, Protection and Karmacoma.
C_Krug2009 12/12/2021 01:31 | #277399
This album is awesome. It’s pretty creative music. The bass on this album is what standouts I think the most. I still need to give Blue Lines a focused listen but i do think this is better than Mezzanine. I just like it more. I know I’m in the minority but it’s a more enjoyable vibe for me
VictorVale 12/25/2019 13:07 | #245935
Atual até hoje, em pleno 2019.
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 19:41 | #208736
Melodie stupende su ritmi ipnotici, oscuri ma non ancora così plumbei come saranno nel successivo, inarrivabile "Mezzanine"; maggiore cura del suono, più denso rispetto a "Blue lines", reggae, dub, blues e atmosfere da locali fumosi che si fondono. L'unica cosa trascurabile è la cover di "Light my fire" dei Doors, che non c'entra niente e non è granchè.
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