Four
by Bloc Party
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Four is ranked 4th best out of 13 albums by Bloc Party on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bloc Party is Silent Alarm which is ranked number 365 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,530.
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Four 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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| ! | 07/12/2026 06:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 09:50 | TonySayers61 | 25,316 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 16:05 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 21:04 |  ExTeaSea | 5,230 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2025 18:54 | jnmayles | 2,293 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.6/100, a mean average of 66.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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There are some standout tracks here (Kettling, V.A.L.I.S., Truth, Day Four) but this generally isn't their best showing.
One of the most underrated albums
alexgagne 02/01/2016 17:22 | #158411 | TOP COMMENT
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At the first listen, I was very disappointed about this album. 3 years and a few more listens later, I really appreciate this album as it have some similarities with Silent Alarm (2005) and A weekend in the city (2007).
Favorite tracks: Real Talk, Kettling, Truth
Les favorite tracks: 3x3, Octopus, The Healing
An heavier album that shows a different side of what Bloc Party can deliver as a group... and still offers slower stuff that match the earlier productions. Really enjoyed it!
After the drum loops and dance beats of Intimacy, Four gets back to basics, and the sounds of voices in the studio interspersed with the tracks give this album the feel of four guys re-energised with the enjoyment of making music. There's no grand plan here, but a diverse collection of sounds from howling rock riffing (Kettling) to fragile whispered beauty (Day Four) and everything else in between. A great way to return.
Surprising in a good way. You may expect a calm album considering the sober jacket or the albums they did before, but it is definitely not. In this album, Bloc Party even use heavy sounds remebering Living Colour or Queens of the Stone Age. Their best album since Silent Alarm.
All over the place, going from heavy rock to alt rock. Real Talk and Truth are my favourite songs on the album.
andy_hunter 08/23/2012 15:40 | #49089 | TOP COMMENT
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Don't think they'll ever be able to match the brilliance of 'Silent Alarm' but this is a pretty solid album.
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