Strange Life
by Howling Bells
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Howling Bells bestography
Strange Life is ranked 4th best out of 6 albums by Howling Bells on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Howling Bells is Howling Bells which is ranked number 16758 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 67.
(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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Strange Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Strange Life rankings
Strange Life rankings summary
Overall rank: 59,128th | 2020s rank: 7,436th | 2026 rank: 271st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 57 Music Albums of 2026 | 37/57 | 1 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 51/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 86 Music Albums of 2026 | 11/86 | 3 |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 7 Music Albums of 2026 | 5/7 | 1 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2026 | 12/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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Strange Life ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/14/2026 15:21 | chris75last | 6,821 | 63/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 09:56 | stangetzaway | 2,320 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/22/2026 11:59 | videoheadcleaner | 12,361 | 85/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 02/13/2026 13:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2026-02-09) (week 07, 2026)“Below are a list of new releases added to BEA for the week starting 2026-02-09 (18 albums) Albums released by artists in the top 1,000 this week are: by (Soundtrack) (released 2026-02-13) Full list of this week's releases: by (released 2026-02-10) by (released 2026-02-13) by (released 2026-02-13)…”
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MadhattanJack 02/13/2026 02:27 in Release Day Eve: Anyone got something they're geeked about?! 🔭👀“Sometimes I wish I liked metal bands more than I do... it seems like it would all be much easier, somehow. :-' Anwyay, this week started out looking pretty bad, without much appreciable shoegaze, dreampop, XTC-influenced, or avant-garde stuff — Tap's anticipation list has the new (not Wet Leg!)…”
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