Synthetica
by Metric
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Metric bestography
Synthetica is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Metric on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Metric is Fantasies which is ranked number 2045 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 823.
(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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Synthetica track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Synthetica rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #0701-0800* | 73/79 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 89 Music Albums of 2012 | 24/89 | 4 |
| 2026 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  rambleon80 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 39/100 | 12 |
| 2025 | Jaymantheman | Top 22 Music Albums of 2012 | 4/22 | 4 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | all-time fav arteests (pts) #101-195* | 22/95 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 73 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 286 | |||
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Synthetica ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/29/2026 21:11 | cicadelic | 14,098 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 12:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,024 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2025 02:39 | imacgill | 2,867 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.3/100, a mean average of 67.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Synthetica forum mentions
eyezayzay 03/29/2015 04:51 in What album are you listening to right now?Synthetica comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/03/2012 16:07 | #45827 | TOP COMMENT
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I never thought Metric would be forward-propelling enough to remind me of artists like ladytron or pretty girls make graves, but this album continues their creativity ascension and mastery of their indie pop/rock sound. I enjoy the unforced choruses and especially the little electronic flourishes like in "breathin underwater". Track "youth without youth" is definitely the synth-rock standout here, but comparable tracks abound. Some songs have multiple chorus-like moments. This was a definite pleasant-surprise "WOWser!" album from an artist i've been casually following for a while and honestly didn't think could pull off an album this good.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/12/2015 04:28 | #134759 | TOP COMMENT
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I really want to like Metric... I feel like I should: Canadian, great frontwoman, creative alt-rock sound. Their dearth of song structure makes me struggle to listen to them. I keep giving them a try - who knows? Maybe it will click.
Actually one of the best things they have done. All those keyboards are at the right level and it doesn't feel like it is falling over itself. Quite a good album, at times very pretty.
Metric sometimes gets bashed by critics for their last couple of albums, but really this album is a good listen, with a couple of really catchy moments that are better than good.
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/19/2012 18:07 | #50774 | TOP COMMENT
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It's not one of the Best Albums Ever but it is a breath of fresh air that is most welcome after listening to something heavy like Swans, The Seer :)
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