Simple Things
by Zero 7

Simple Things by Zero 7
Year: 2001
Overall rank: 2,347th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 113 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2001 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (385th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,347th)

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Simple Things 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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Simple Things rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,347th | 2000s rank: 385th | 2001 rank: 38th

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Simple Things ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 113 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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85/100
From 11/14/2020 22:53 | #260829
This is a damn good album. When it came out I was shocked at how much they'd "ripped off" Air. But when you delve in the carve their own path. Wonderfully produced. In fact not far behind Moon Safari on quality. Quality instrumentation, songs and vocals (Sia makes her name here). A must hear from the period. I want to hear it now, where is my cd?
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From 05/02/2020 07:18 | #250816
Great trip-hop/lounge album, with 2 songs, The Waiting Line & Destiny, featuring some of most chilling & superb female vocal performances ever recorded.
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From 12/07/2017 16:46 | #202773
Clearly not enough people have listened to this. It's one of my all time favourites and everybody I have played it to agrees it's *amazing*.
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From 01/20/2015 22:04 | #132072
Amazing album! I agree the vocal tracks are the best in here
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From 12/13/2010 00:24 | #16966
Great album, good melodies.
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