In Waves
by Jamie xx
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Jamie xx bestography
In Waves is ranked 2nd best out of 2 albums by Jamie xx on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jamie xx is In Colour which is ranked number 624 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,710.
(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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In Waves track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
In Waves rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | araidernomore | Top 11 Music Albums of 2024 | 11/11 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 94 Music Albums of 2024 | 42/94 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  lleon79 | Top 60 Music Albums of 2024 | 21/60 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 2024 by Time Out | 5/24 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2024 | 25/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 91 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 347 | |||
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In Waves ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago |  Gammarus1979 | 631 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2026 13:52 | frollant | 36 | 92/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 13:39 | TonySayers61 | 25,676 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.
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In Waves forum mentions
Purplepash 04/20/2025 02:55 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 09/20/2024 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2024-09-16) (week 38, 2024)In Waves comments
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It was a solid follow up. I'd draw parrallels to this and A.A.L's (Against All Logic) follow up album. It's solid, but the first one was so great that I've set the bar too high. It's good Jamie xx sound, but this feels like b-sides from the first album rather than a cohesive project, unique take, or amplification of the prior work. (Edited)
HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2024 02:01 | #306383 | TOP COMMENT
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It's so crazy that this album was met with a collective shrug. In no way is it a meaningful step down from In Colour. Seeing Jamie xx able to breathe and let loose to this degree is thrilling with one compelling experiment after another. In Waves is as punchy and catchy as they come. (Edited)
ChlebHead 10/03/2024 16:42 | #305516 | TOP COMMENT
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In my opinion, this album sounds like happy white noise. I don’t hate the album but I don’t like it either, what I do like is the album cover and All You Children. Give it a listen if you’re into electro-pop (Edited)
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