Shrines
by Purity Ring
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Shrines is ranked as the best album by Purity Ring.
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Shrines track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shrines rankings
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 | Hyggevinyl | Top 53 Music Albums of 2012 | 2/53 | 5 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 67 Music Albums of 2012 | 48/67 | 1 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 20 Music Albums of 2012 | 19/20 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | mutant | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 89 Music Albums of 2012 | 2/89 | 5 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 46 Music Albums of 2012 | 19/46 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2012 | 11/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 141 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 433 | |||
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Shrines ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/06/2026 06:29 | Hyggevinyl | 4,461 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 03:49 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,563 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 19:02 | covecove | 6,689 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/09/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5399): By chisholm.matt imacgill 07/11/2025 23:06 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
dihansse 07/14/2019 19:53 in My discoveries per yearShrines comments
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corenfro 11/01/2022 17:41 | #290965
Released same year as Visions, both records ahead of their time. It's like if Bjork produced electropop. Hope to add more comments soon.
'Shrines' is an excellent electronica album that features heavy use of synths and dark, enticing lyrics. I appreciate that it includes a strong closing track that perfectly rounds out the album. In addition, the song 'Fineshrine' is incredibly catchy and I love the eerie lyrics. The album has a unique, ominous vibe to it that is intriguing. The dark and imaginative cover art definitely fits the tone of the album.
In my opinion, the best tracks are 'Fineshrine,' 'Obedear,' and 'Shuck.'
8/10
Pleasant, it's hard to imagine someone actively disliking it. But it's sorta complacent, happy just to be emotionally stagnant for long periods...this is made up for with smart, clean production and strong melodies.
I really like the vocalist, her voice is very clear, and she doesn't oversing.
craola 10/15/2014 19:58 | #124560 | TOP COMMENT
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This is good, but I'm wishing it was more abrasive. There's just not much tension here.
Mophos 01/06/2014 13:03 | #100003
It's okay.
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