Midian
by Cradle of Filth
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Cradle of Filth bestography
Midian is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Cradle of Filth on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Cradle of Filth is Cruelty And The Beast which is ranked number 28491 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 32.
(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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Midian track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Midian 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 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 47 Music Albums of 2000 | 38/47 | 1 |
| 2025 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 2000 To-Do List | 29/88 | - |
| 2019 | pago82 | Top 70 Music Albums of 2000 | 42/70 | 2 |
| 2018 | rauchschwalbe | Top 10 Greatest Music Albums | 5/10 | 8 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2000 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 2000 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2000 | Rock Sound | Rock Sound Critics’ Poll 2000 | 24/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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Midian ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/12/2023 17:24 |  MW19704U | 6,986 | 59/100 |
| ! | 11/06/2022 07:01 |  Special | 3,050 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2022 05:07 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.0.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/22/2012 22:11 | #55672
Cradle of Filth's peak. At least in my opinion. Not a fan of the early really black metal stuff and the new stuff is good but a little too refined for me. This album is a piece of art. Her Ghost in the Fog is just beautiful.
Influential and often imitated, CoF's Fourth full-length released in 2000 is where the line is often drawn between those that see them as mainstream sellouts and those that view them as progressing artists. While not the band's best release it is in my opinion their strongest arrangement.
Norman Bates
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