The Black And White Album
by The Hives
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The Hives bestography
The Black And White Album is ranked 5th best out of 11 albums by The Hives on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Hives is Veni Vidi Vicious which is ranked number 2655 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 597.
(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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The Black And White Album track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Black And White Album 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 | JeffN999 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 77/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  spigelwii | Top 90 Music Albums of the 2000s | 49/90 | 9 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Wanted Europe | 55/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2007 | 73/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zwiebel | Top 34 Music Albums of 2007 | 34/34 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 18 Music Albums of 2007 | 16/18 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 85 Music Albums of 2007 | 83/85 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 66/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 59 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 99 | |||
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The Black And White Album ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/17/2026 04:45 | Helios | 6,259 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 03:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 03:19 | PapaShiz86 | 11,727 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.4/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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pedro1976 10/09/2025 19:28 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 11/07/2023 19:59 in What album are you listening to right now?The Black And White Album comments
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As much as I love Veni Vidi Vicious, I don't like this one!
balintov 08/25/2014 08:59 | #120320
It's a good combination of punk, rock and alternate music, with great songs, however there are some low points ("T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S", "A Stroll Through..."),but without doubt the best songs are "Tick Tick Boom", "Won't Be Long", and in the end "Bigger Hole To Fill".
Probably the greatest garage punk band in the way that they keep high quality musicianship parodying lo-fi antics. This is definitely they're highlight with anthems such as Tick Tick Boom, Wont Be Long and gems like Square One, Well Alright, and Bigger Hole to Fill its hard not to like this quirky. Plus they recreate this whole charade in matching tuxedos live no less.
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