Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003
by Mogwai
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Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003 is ranked 20th best out of 31 albums by Mogwai on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mogwai is Mogwai Young Team which is ranked number 930 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,873.
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Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003 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 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 93 Music Albums of 2005 | 7/93 | 5 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Mogwai (UK) - Ranked | 13/31 | - |
| 2024 |  philbutrin | Top 99 Music Albums of 2005 | 38/99 | 3 |
| 2019 |  Lowkey | Top 100 Music Albums of 2005 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2012 |  lancashirearab | Top 27 Music Albums of 2005 | 8/27 | 4 |
| 2005 | No Ripcord | The Best Albums of 2005 | 16/50 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
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Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996–2003 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/07/2026 05:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,056 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2022 08:06 | Sforge | 1,530 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2022 21:55 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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