Strangeland
by Keane
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Keane bestography
Strangeland is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Keane on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Keane is Hopes And Fears which is ranked number 714 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,413.
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Strangeland track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Strangeland rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 58 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 80 Music Albums of 2012 | 56/80 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (66), #0201-0300* | 8/77 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | 2010s 65rating (66), #001-100* | 38/76 | - |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Charicature | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 1/100 | 89 |
| 2025 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 72 Music Albums of 2012 | 52/72 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Bach | Top 10 Music Albums of 2012 | 10/10 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 46 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 318 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/12/2026 05:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,685 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2026 08:57 |  Milhaud | 2,156 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 06:55 | cicadelic | 14,010 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.1/100, a mean average of 64.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.
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paladisiac 06/08/2018 18:08 in What album are you listening to right now?Strangeland comments
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Keane has received a lot of (sometimes unfair) thrashing since their first album, and the truth is they evolved their sound, not reaching the excellence of H&F but it was very complicated. Here they try to "return to basics" and, well, I enjoy listening to the album because I enjoy Keane. That's all. Nothing better than before, nothing different.
Charicature 02/04/2013 18:03 | #63944 | TOP COMMENT
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Should also be noted that the song listing here is for the standard CD, whereas the extended CD has I think 4 more tracks, including the title song, Strangeland.
Charicature 02/04/2013 18:00 | #63943 | TOP COMMENT
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After 8 months I still can't get enough of this album. I've held off on putting it in my top 10, but I think now it's going there. The album is beautifully melancholy while also being optimistic...the emotions that went into the songwriting on this album is as genuine as the guys in Keane. I've seen them live twice now, and am just stricken by how down to Earth they are.
Keane sucks, stop giving them money.
The night train ran aground and the morning has come. Keane are left to start again and are now into the fourth album proper of their journey. Seems like ages since they started and we are only at number 4? Unfortunately, there isn't much to report on here. Prefect Symmetry was like a rubixs cube of quality, it was all over the place with few poor ones here or there. With songs like 'You are Young' and 'Disconnected' they plod along like this is some sort of career. Where is 'Atlantic' when you need it? That was a fantastic way to start an album! 'Silenced by the Night' is a sweet ditty melody which borrows a little (just a little) vein from 'How To Save a Life'. Weren't Keane the original 00's piano orientated band? The song struggles to keep my full attention to the end. There are some great strengths to Strangeland though. 'Sovereign Light Cafe' bursts open like a Piñata full of colored glass, in a bright and beautiful metaphorical way though. Not a "Oh God there is blood everywhere!" way. 'On The Road' continues the high pushing out and anthemic stadium sing a long for the young in heart. While the rest can be pleasant in places, nothing really stands out for attention. Have a feeling this album would do well with repeated listening. So yeah, try that. It's unchallenging and comfortable. But what is the problem with that?
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