The Invisible Band
by Travis
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Travis bestography
The Invisible Band is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Travis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Travis is The Man Who which is ranked number 1016 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,713.
(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 Invisible Band track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Invisible Band rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 2001 | 40/45 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 61 Music Albums of 2001 | 15/61 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Bach | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 81/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | TastyandTemptin | Top 34 Music Albums of 2001 | 32/34 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 92 Music Albums of 2001 | 31/92 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 77 Music Albums of 2001 | 53/77 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 2001 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 57 Music Albums of the 2000s | 50/57 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 169 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 637 | |||
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The Invisible Band ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/23/2026 19:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,650 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 23:42 | TastyandTemptin | 3,182 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2025 17:33 | DJStuart79 | 5,983 | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 05/08/2025 03:41 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 03/17/2025 21:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)The Invisible Band comments
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Doesn't reach the heights of The Man Who but still pleasant gentle music matched with an amazing voice it's still a good listen. Sing, Side and Flowers In The Window are great songs. (Edited)
Realmente me gusta este álbum pero siendo objetivo creo que no está al mismo nivel que "The Man Who". Travis no toma riesgos con "The Invisible Band" y sigue el mismo camino continuista que su predecesor. De cualquier modo, hay buenas canciones como "Sing", "Dear Diary", "Side", "Pipe Dreams" y "Indefinitely" que hacen que este álbum valga la pena.
English review
I really like this album but being objective I think it's not on the same level as "The Man Who". Travis takes no risks with "The Invisible Band" and follows the same continuity path as its predecessor. Either way, there are good songs like "Sing," "Dear Diary," "Side," "Pipe Dreams," and "Indefinitely" that make this album worthwhile.
Brad1770 12/17/2017 09:35 | #203376 | TOP COMMENT
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An excellent follow up to The Man Who cementing Travis as a personal favourite band . I return to this album often with its excellent lyrics, great hooks all with that patent Travis sounds we fans love.
Slightly disappointing follow up to, the man who. There are still some good songs, especially in, side, and, flowers in the window, but, sing, was such a limp first single from the album. It's not a bad record by any means and it was always going to be difficult following an album as good as, the man who, but I just find this a bit of a let down.
Such a beautiful follow up to The Man Who.
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