A Short History Of Decay
by Nothing (2010s)
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A Short History Of Decay is ranked 5th best out of 6 albums by Nothing on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nothing is Tired Of Tomorrow which is ranked number 7000 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 187.
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A Short History Of Decay track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Short History Of Decay rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 6/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 46/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 98 Music Albums of 2026 | 8/98 | 4 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 51/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 80 Music Albums of 2026 | 30/80 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 43 Music Albums of 2026 | 23/43 | 2 |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 82 Music Albums of 2026 | 18/82 | 3 |
| 2026 | skrapoel | Current Top 20 | 12/20 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 75 Music Albums of 2026 | 32/75 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 33 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 09:42 | TonySayers61 | 26,067 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 04:49 | Jaymantheman | 1,474 | 78/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 05:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,612 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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A Short History Of Decay forum mentions
imacgill 03/18/2026 01:49 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 02/27/2026 13:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2026-02-23) (week 09, 2026)View latest topic →
MadhattanJack 02/26/2026 23:48 in Release Day EveA Short History Of Decay comments
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2016's tired of tomorrow is one of my favourites. I normally avoid new music and listen to albums the next year once the dust settles and you all do the hard work of filtering the cream to the top.... that said.... i listened to this one and boy jee willickers is it good.
First, it's tight. I don't need 15 mediocre songs if you can deliver 9 tight, great, songs.
Second, they stayed to their sound on some and branched out on others. Drum and bass is another favourite genre of mine and I love the subtle and sometimes not so subtle times they use it. The only thing I could do without is some of the pausy modifications they put in some songs (there is one song where I was twice convinced my bluetooth was messed up....).
This has inspired me to listen to their other albums beyond the 2016 one... I loved that one so much I have been operating under the assumptions listening to the others would ruin them for me.... (Edited)
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