Contraband
by Velvet Revolver
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Contraband is ranked as the best album by Velvet Revolver.
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Contraband track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Contraband rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2004 | 32/90 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2004 | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 34 Music Albums of 2004 | 21/34 | 2 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2004 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2004 | 77/97 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 38 Music Albums of 2004 | 13/38 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 72 Music Albums of 2004 | 52/72 | 1 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 30 Music Albums of 2004 | 26/30 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Brandon8 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 64/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 65 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 172 | |||
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Contraband ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2026 01:49 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 19:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,149 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.1/100, a mean average of 66.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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dihansse 09/24/2020 19:39 in My discoveries per yearContraband comments
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Meowtopia 03/18/2018 18:13 | #211209 | TOP COMMENT
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A pretty solid album, though many of the songs follow the same exact formula and sound pretty much the same, apart from the riffs and maybe a few add ons between songs. If there was greater diversity in songs, much like in "You Got No Right," and "Loving the Alien," with more diversity between instruments and songs, than the album would be a lot better. At its height, the album would get a solid 80, but its longevity is horrible and the album, in my opinion, suffers badly from sounding the same all throughout. The hard guitar gets old very fast, and once it does the album is quite forgettable, but besides that there are some timeless tracks in here. (Edited)
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2011 22:38 | #32157 | TOP COMMENT
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I loved this album when it came out, but listening to it now it becomes apparent how much my taste in music has changed. A few very good tracks but overall pretty forgettable.
Eastwood 06/01/2015 21:15 | #142825 | TOP COMMENT
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Good album. Best 10 songs average is 87,0/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "Fall to pieces", "You got no right" and "Loving the alien" all 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100.
Genre: Hard Rock
I LOVED this in middle school. Which I'd argue is a good quality for some records. Kids need records too, this is a great one to get little dudes into the rock genre.
Easily the most pointless album of the 00's ...
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